Creatinine Fluctuations Forecast Cross-Harvest Kidney Function Decline Among Sugarcane Workers in Guatemala

Background: 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. Methods: Latent class mixed models were...

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Main Authors: Miranda Dally, Jaime Butler-Dawson, Richard J. Johnson, Lyndsay Krisher, Diana Jaramillo, Kira L. Newman, Lee S. Newman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024920313553