Journal article
Association Between High Environmental Heat and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Among Older Adults in a Northern Climate: A Matched Case-Control Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: An association between high heat and acute kidney injury (AKI) has been reported in warm climates. However, whether this association generalizes to a northern climate, with more variable temperatures, is unknown.
STUDY DESIGN: Matched case-control study.
Authors
McTavish RK; Richard L; McArthur E; Shariff SZ; Acedillo R; Parikh CR; Wald R; Wilk P; Garg AX
Journal
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol. 71, No. 2, pp. 200–208
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2018
DOI
10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.07.011
ISSN
0272-6386