Associations Between Using Chinese Herbal Medicine and Long-Term Outcome Among Pre-dialysis Diabetic Nephropathy Patients: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Jenny Chun-Ling Guo (Author), Heng-Chih Pan (Author), Bo-Yan Yeh (Author), Yen Chu Lu (Author), Jiun-Liang Chen (Author), Ching-Wei Yang (Author), Yu-Chun Chen (Author), Yi-Hsuan Lin (Author), Hsing-Yu Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a worldwide burden due to the high co-morbidity and mortality. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the leading causes of CKD, and pre-dialysis is one of the most critical stages before the end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Although Chinese herbal med...