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Renal Morphology, Clinical Findings, and Progression Rate in Mesoamerican Nephropathy.

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This study confirms the renal morphology of MeN: chronicglomerular and tubulointerstitial damage with glomerulosclerosis and chronic glomerular ischemia and follow-up data show that eGFRs, on average, deteriorated.
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This article is published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases.The article was published on 2017-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 72 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Kidney disease & Renal function.

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Prevalence and Disease Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease

TL;DR: Cost-effectiveness of preventive strategies to reduce the disease burden should be evaluated in relation to the local economic development and resource and strategies reducing the cardiovascular risk in CKD still need further evaluation in large trials.
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Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Cause in Agricultural Communities.

TL;DR: A large number of cases of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause have emerged among agricultural workers and other manual laborers in various regions of Europe and Asia over the past decade.
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Pesticide exposures and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: an epidemiologic review.

TL;DR: A systematic review of epidemiologic studies that addressed associations between any indicator of pesticide exposure and any outcome measure of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKD) was conducted in this paper.
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Occupational Heat Stress and Kidney Health: From Farms to Factories

TL;DR: This descriptive review summarizes emerging evidence that extreme occupational heat stress combined with chronic dehydration may contribute to the development of CKD and ultimately kidney failure and recommends targeted, robust prevention and mitigation strategies.
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Manual of histologic staining methods of the Armed forces institute of pathology

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Handbook on the toxicology of metals

TL;DR: Handbook of the Toxicology of Metals as discussed by the authors is the standard reference work for physicians, toxicologists and engineers in the field of environmental and occupational health, which is a comprehensive review of the effects on biological systems from metallic elements and compounds.
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