Association of functional and structural social support with chronic kidney disease among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

Association of functional and structural social support with chronic kidney disease among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

Abstract Background There is limited evidence on the relationship between social support and renal outcomes in African Americans. We sought to determine the association of social support with prevalent chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney function decline in an African American cohort. We also ex...

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Main Authors: Rasheeda K. Hall, Clemontina A. Davenport, Mario Sims, Cathleen Colón-Emeric, Tiffany Washington, Jennifer St. Clair Russell, Jane Pendergast, Nrupen Bhavsar, Julia Scialla, Crystal C. Tyson, Wei Wang, Yuan-I Min, Bessie Young, L. Ebony Boulware, Clarissa J. Diamantidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Minority health
Social network
Chronic renal insufficiency
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1432-9

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