Long-term incense use and the risk of end-stage renal disease among Chinese in Singapore: the Singapore Chinese health study

Abstract Background Experimental studies have shown that exposure to incense burning may have deleterious effects on kidney function and architecture. However, the association between chronic exposure to incense smoke and risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has not been reported in epidemiologic...

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Main Authors: Ting-Ting Geng, Tazeen Hasan Jafar, Jian-Min Yuan, Woon-Puay Koh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1186-9