Temperature as a risk factor of emergency department visits for acute kidney injury: a case-crossover study in Seoul, South Korea

• Main Authors: Satbyul Estella Kim (Author), Hyewon Lee (Author), Jayeun Kim (Author), Young Kyu Lee (Author), Minjin Kang (Author), Yasuaki Hijioka (Author), Ho Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous studies show that escalations in ambient temperature are among the risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI). However, it has not been adequately studied in our location, Seoul, South Korea. In this study, we aimed to examine the association between ambient temperatures...