Ambient carbon monoxide correlates with mortality risk of hemodialysis patients: comparing results of control selection in the case-crossover designs

• Main Authors: Hyuk Huh (Author), Ejin Kim (Author), Una Amelia Yoon (Author), Mun Jeong Choi (Author), Hyewon Lee (Author), Soie Kwon (Author), Clara Tammy Kim (Author), Dong Ki Kim (Author), Yon Su Kim (Author), Chun Soo Lim (Author), Jung Pyo Lee (Author), Ho Kim (Author), Yong Chul Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Growing evidence suggests that environmental air pollution adversely affects kidney health. To date, the association between carbon monoxide (CO) and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has not been examined. Methods Among 134,478 dialysis patients in the Korean ESRD...