Association between smoking and chronic kidney disease: a case control study

• Main Authors: Kassis Akl Nader (Author), Atalla George (Author), Varjabedian Leon (Author), Al Ali Radwan (Author), Lahdo Ayham (Author), Habib Habib (Author), Yacoub Rabi (Author), Aldakheel Saleem (Author), Alahdab Saeed (Author), Albitar Sami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains one of the main challenges in clinical nephrology. Therefore, identifying the pathophysiological mechanisms and the independent preventable risk factors helps in decreasing the...