Impact of obesity on childhood kidney

• Main Authors: Kauznari Kaneko (Author), Takahisha Kimata (Author), Shoji Tsuji (Author), Kazumi Shiraishi (Author), Kuniaki Yamauchi (Author), Mutsumi Murakami (Author), Teruo Kitagawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obese patients are known to have greater risks to develop hypertension, coronary vascular disease, and insulin resistance, and more attention has been recently paid to the impact of obesity on kidney. This study was conducted to investigate whether obese children have higher risk of renal injury as...