chronic kidney disease (CKD)fluoridecadmiumgroundwaterThe increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in other countries where long-standing diabetes and hypertension are...
In a recent study published by the National Project Team on chronic kidney diseases of unknown origin in Sri Lanka, identified cadmium as a major risk factor but strong conclusions were not made as the identified environmental toxins were within the permissible levels. Sri Lankan food consumption ...
It is unclear if heat stress and dehydration are risk factors for this form of chronic kidney disease (CKDu). To investigate this relationship, agricultural workers in four villages (n = 261) in North Central Province, Sri Lanka completed the US National Institute for ...
Globally, chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) is observed in several areas and among specific ethnic or occupational groups. Given the widespread environmental pollution and the proportions of agriculture workers world-wide, CKDu may be th
An association between low birth weight (LBW) primarily due to nutritional factors and kidney disease has been described in disadvantaged populations. The frequency of LBW is more than double in the aboriginal population than in the nonaboriginal population in Australia. The high prevalence of albumin...
Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) has been a severe burden and a public health crisis in Sri Lanka over the past two decades. Many studie... CD Gamage,YD Sarathkumara - 《Medical Hypotheses》 被引量: 7发表: 2016年 Pathogenesis and treatment of kidney disease and hypertensi...
Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in North Central Province of Sri Lanka has become a key public health concern in the agricultural sector due to the dramatic rise in its prevalence and mortality among young farmers. Although cadmium has been suspected as a causative pathogen, ...
Geographical distribution of the chronic kidney disease of unknown origin in sri lanka: in the region of irrigation reservoirsJayasekara JMKBDissanayake DMJayasekara, J.M.K.B., Dissanayake, D.M., Adhikari, S.B., Bandara, P., 2013. Geographical dis- tribution of chroni...
Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease, with special emphasis on chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology, in the north central region of Sri Lanka. The aim of the study was to identify the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology in Sri Lanka.A cross-sectional study was ...
A mysterious epidemic of chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers and manual laborers may be caused by a combination of increasingly hot temperatures, toxins and infections, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical