Pesticide exposures and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: an epidemiologic review

Pesticide exposures and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: an epidemiologic review

Abstract The main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally are diabetes and hypertension but epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) occur in Central America, Sri Lanka, India and beyond. Althoug also being observed in women, CKDu concentrates among men in agricultural...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Valcke, Marie-Eve Levasseur, Agnes Soares da Silva, Catharina Wesseling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Agrochemicals
Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu)
Etiology
Exposure
Pesticides
Review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0254-0

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