Heat stress, dehydration, and kidney function in sugarcane cutters in El Salvador - A cross-shift study of workers at risk of Mesoamerican nephropathy

Environmental Research

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 746-755

  García Trabanino, Ramón ^a   Jarquín, Emmanuel ^b   Wesseling, Catharina ^c   Johnson, Richard J ^d   González Quiroz, Marvin ^e,f   Weiss, Ilana ^g   Glaser, Jason ^g   José Vindell, Juan ^h   Stockfelt, Leo ⁱ   Roncal, Carlos ^d   Harra, Tamara ^d   Barregard, Lars ⁱ  

^a Hospital Nacional Rosales   (El Salvador)

^b Agency for Development and Agricultural Health (AGDYSA)   (El Salvador)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g La Isla Foundation   (Nicaragua)

^h Universidad Nacional de El Salvador   (El Salvador)

ⁱ SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Dehydration; EGFR; Heat stress; Mesoamerican nephropathy; Specific gravity; Sugarcane work; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; CREATININE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; URIC ACID;

BIOMARKER; CHLORIDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEHYDRATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; HEAT SHOCK; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POTASSIUM; SERUM; SUGAR CANE; URINE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEHYDRATION; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOAMERICAN NEPHROPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SUGARCANE; TEMPERATURE; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; URINE OSMOLALITY; URINE PH; WORKING TIME; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COMPLICATION; HEAT INJURY; KIDNEY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MESOAMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEHYDRATION; EL SALVADOR; FARMERS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SACCHARUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944151968     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.07.007     Document Type: Article

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