Positive association of renal insufficiency with agriculture employment and unregulated alcohol consumption in Nicaragua
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Endemic renal insufficiency (RI) of unknown etiology is a major public health issue with high mortality in the Pacific coastal regions of Central America. We studied RI in León and Chinandega, Nicaragua, evaluating associations with known risk factors and hypothesized exposures.
DOI: 10.17615/nawh-7x80
Authors: Hu, Yichun, Hogan, Susan L., Callejas, Luis, Morgan, Douglas R., Chin, Hyunsook, Sanoff, Scott L., Alonso, Carlos D., Colindres, Romulo E.
Language: English
Subfield: Nephrology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4298339382