PubMed ID:
23694739
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2013
Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. jfadrow1@jhmi.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205164
Authors:
Guallar E,
Abraham AG,
Fadrowski JJ,
Furth SL,
Navas-Acien A,
Weaver VM
Studies:
The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Cohort Study
The role of environmental exposure to lead as a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its progression remains controversial, and most studies have been limited by a lack of direct glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement.