Ionizing radiation exposure: another underrecognized risk factor for poor health outcomes in dialysis patients.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/ki.2010.279.
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Abstract
Dialysis patients are at greater risk for cancers, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality than people in the general population. Novel risk factors have been identified that may help explain these risk elevations. We discuss medical radiation exposure as a novel risk factor in dialysis patients and suggest the need for future research on this topic.
Medical subject headings
- Health
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Radiation, Ionizing