Elevated body mass index as a risk factor for chronic kidney disease: current perspectives
Jocelyn S Garland Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined by the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative as the presence of reduced kidney function or kidney damage for a period of 3 mon...
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| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/elevated-body-mass-index-as-a-risk-factor-for-chronic-kidney-disease-c-peer-reviewed-article-DMSO |