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Hepatitis C virus itself is a causal risk factor for chronic kidney disease beyond traditional risk factors: a 6-year nationwide cohort study across Taiwan

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have high prevalences in Taiwan and worldwide, but the role of HCV infection in causing CKD remains uncertain. This cohort study aimed to explore this association. METHODS: This nationwide cohort study examined the associ...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yi-Chun, Chiou, Wen-Yen, Hung, Shih-Kai, Su, Yu-Chieh, Hwang, Shang-Jyh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24011024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-187