Abstract:Background Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown cause (CKDu) a disease of exclusion, and remains unexplained in various parts of world including India. Previous studies have reported mixed findings about the role of heavy metals or agrochemicals in CKDu. These studies compared CKDu with healthy controls, but lacked subjects with CKD as controls. The purpose of this study was to test hypothesis whether heavy metals i.e. Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb) and Chromium (Cr) are associated with CKDu, in central In… Show more
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