Open AccessIs Population-Wide Diuretic Use Directly Associated With the Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States?A Hypothesis
Author(s) -
Ralph G. Hawkins,
Mark C. Houston
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.12.007
Subject(s) - medicine , diuretic , incidence (geometry) , population , disease , kidney disease , end stage renal disease , renal function , cardiology , intensive care medicine , environmental health , physics , optics
We introduce the hypothesis that population-wide use of diuretics might be associated with acceleration of the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
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