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Birth Weight Is Associated With Kidney Size in Middle-Aged Women

INTRODUCTION: Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with increased risk of kidney disease due to lower nephron endowment leading to hyperfiltration and subsequent nephron loss. Kidney size is commonly used as a proxy for nephron number. We compared kidney volume measured by magnetic resonance imaging...

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Autores principales: Lillås, Bjørn Steinar, Qvale, Tor Hatlestad, Richter, Blazej Konrad, Vikse, Bjørn Egil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8589725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34805631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2021.08.029