Open AccessMarijuana Use and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Young Adults
Author(s) -
Julie H. Ishida,
Reto Auer,
Eric Vittinghoff,
Mark J. Pletcher,
Jared P. Reis,
Stephen Sidney,
Kirsten L. Johansen,
Kirsten BibbinsDomingo,
Carmen A. Peralta,
Michael G. Shlipak
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.01530217
Subject(s) - medicine , albuminuria , renal function , cystatin c , creatinine , cohort , urine , young adult , confidence interval , cohort study , urology
Marijuana use has become more widely accepted in the United States and has been legalized in many areas. Although it is biologically plausible that marijuana could affect kidney function, epidemiologic data are lacking.
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