Mesoamerican nephropathy: geographical distribution and time trends of chronic kidney disease mortality between 1970 and 2012 in Costa Rica.
Författare
Summary, in English
Mesoamerican nephropathy is an epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) unrelated to traditional causes, mostly observed in sugarcane workers. We analysed CKD mortality in Costa Rica to explore when and where the epidemic emerged, sex and age patterns, and relationship with altitude, climate and sugarcane production.
Publiceringsår
2015
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
714-721
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volym
72
Issue
10
Fulltext
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
BMJ Publishing Group
Ämne
- Environmental Health and Occupational Health
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1470-7926