Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cohort Study

2018142 citationsJournal Articlediamond Open Access

Authors

Ta‐Chien Chan · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Zilong Zhang · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Bo‐Cheng Lin · Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica

Changqing Lin · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Han‐Bing Deng · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Yuan Chieh Chuang

Jimmy W.M. Chan · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Abstract

Long-term exposure to ambient [Formula: see text] was associated with an increased risk of CKD development. Our findings reinforce the urgency to develop global strategies of air pollution reduction to prevent CKD. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP3304.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Climate Change and Health Impacts Global Health Care Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 126, Issue 10, pp. 107002-107002

DOI: 10.1289/ehp3304

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