Kidney Diseases in Agricultural Communities: A Case Against Heat-Stress Nephropathy

Kidney International Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 271-280

  Herath, Chula ^a   Jayasumana, Channa ^b   De Silva, P Mangala C S ^c   De Silva, P H Chaminda ^d   Siribaddana, Sisira ^b   De Broe, Marc E ^e  

^a Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^d Bauddhaloka Mawatha   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities; CKDu in Sri Lanka; heat stress nephropathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044864722     PISSN: 24680249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.10.006     Document Type: Review

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