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SUBMITTER: Sponholtz TR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4715760 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sponholtz Todd R TR Sandler Dale P DP Parks Christine G CG Applebaum Katie M KM
American journal of industrial medicine 20151117 1
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) carries a high public health burden yet there is limited research on occupational factors, which are examined in this retrospective case-control study.<h4>Methods</h4>Newly diagnosed cases of CKD (n = 547) and controls (n = 508) from North Carolina provided detailed work histories in telephone interviews. Unconditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).<h4>Results</h4>There was heterogenei ...[more]