Open AccessCreatinine Fluctuations Forecast Cross-Harvest Kidney Function Decline Among Sugarcane Workers in Guatemala
Author(s) -
Miranda Dally,
Jaime Butler-Dawson,
Richard J. Johnson,
Lyndsay Krisher,
Diana Jaramillo,
Kira L. Newman,
Lee S. Newman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kidney international reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.225
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 2468-0249
DOI - 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.06.032
Subject(s) - creatinine , medicine , renal function , kidney disease , confidence interval , demography , sociology
Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu) is an epidemic that disproportionately affects young agriculture workers in hot regions. It has been hypothesized that repeated acute kidney injury (AKI) may play a role in the development of disease.
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