L-Shaped Association of Serum Chloride Level With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in American Adults: Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Xinran Hou (Author), Wei Xu (Author), Chengliang Zhang (Author), Zongbin Song (Author), Maoen Zhu (Author), Qulian Guo (Author), Jian Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundChloride is the most abundant anion in the human extracellular fluid and plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis. Previous studies have demonstrated that hypochloremia can act as an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes in various clinical settings. However, the association...