Wet bulb globe temperatures and risk of acute kidney injury among Central American workers

Zoe E. Petropoulos,S. A. Keogh,E. Jarquín,Juan José Amador,R García-Trabanino,Damaris López-Pilarte,I. S. Delgado,Jessica H. Leibler,Daniel R. Brooks,Michael D. McClean,Madeleine K. Scammell

Wet bulb globe temperatures and risk of acute kidney injury among Central American workers

2020

Zoe E. Petropoulos
S. A. Keogh
E. Jarquín
Juan José Amador
R García-Trabanino
Damaris López-Pilarte
I. S. Delgado
Jessica H. Leibler
Daniel R. Brooks
Michael D. McClean
Madeleine K. Scammell

Background/Aim: There is an epidemic in Central America of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu), also referred to as Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN). MeN prevalence is high among agricu...

Keywords:

Etiology
Physiology
Acute kidney injury
central american
Kidney disease
Mesoamerican nephropathy
Medicine

Correction
Source
Cite
Save
Machine Reading By IdeaReader

References

Citations