Open AccessBlood Lead Level and Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Jeffrey J. Fadrowski,
Alison G. Abraham,
AvasAcién,
Eliseo Güallar,
Virginia M. Weaver,
Susan L. Furth
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1205164
Subject(s) - renal function , kidney disease , medicine , lead exposure , physiology , lead poisoning , kidney , environmental health , psychiatry , cats
The role of environmental exposure to lead as a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its progression remains controversial, and most studies have been limited by a lack of direct glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement.
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