Risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with kidney stones—a nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney stones are common in Taiwan; in particular, CKD has a high prevalence but low self-awareness rate. CKD-related risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and nephrotoxic drugs are well-known and uncontested; however, kidney stones are rel...

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Main Authors: Tzung-Fang Chuang, Hung-Chang Hung, Shu-Fen Li, Mei-Wen Lee, Jar-Yuan Pai, Chin-Tun Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01950-2