Hydrocarbons may worsen renal function in glomerulonephritis: A meta- analysis of the case-control studies

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 599-606

  Ravnskov, U ^a  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; Hydrocarbons; Meta analysis; Occupational disease; Organic solvents; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0034056808     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(200006)37:6<599::AID-AJIM4>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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