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Chronic Kidney Disease From Non-Traditional Causes Throughout Central America, Abigail K. Watson
Chronic Kidney Disease From Non-Traditional Causes Throughout Central America, Abigail K. Watson
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Throughout many Central American countries, incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been on the rise. The disease mainly affects agricultural workers and differs from typical CKD. Patients in these countries often do not have preexisting conditions such as diabetes or hypertension known to be traditional causes of CKD. They also experience increased damage to the kidney tubules, rather than the glomeruli generally more heavily impacted. There has been speculation regarding the causes of CKDnT (chronic kidney disease of nontraditional causes), but no consensus has been reached. Two major hypotheses to explain the high prevalence among Central American sugarcane workers …
Sustainability Of Industrialized Agriculture, Fall/Winter 2002, Issue 5
Sustainability Of Industrialized Agriculture, Fall/Winter 2002, Issue 5
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