The impact of climate change on kidney health

The impact of climate change on kidney health

The incidence of kidney diseases from communicable and non-communicable causes is expected to increase globally — especially in low and middle-income countries — as a consequence of global warming. As this increase could lead to overburdening of health-care systems, action is crucial to minimize the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Nephrology 2021-05, Vol.17 (5), p.294-295
Hauptverfasser: Borg, Matthew A., Bi, Peng
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Sprache:eng
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Acute Kidney Injury - etiology
Australia
Causes of
Climate Change
Climatic changes
Comment
Complications and side effects
Delivery of Health Care
Disease prevention
Drinking water
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Global warming
Health aspects
Health Care Costs
Health care expenditures
Heat
Hemodialysis
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome - etiology
Humans
Kidney diseases
Kidney Diseases - economics
Kidney Diseases - etiology
Kidneys
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nephrology
Professionals
Public health
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - etiology
Risk factors
Socioeconomic factors
Tropical diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Water pollution
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Zusammenfassung:The incidence of kidney diseases from communicable and non-communicable causes is expected to increase globally — especially in low and middle-income countries — as a consequence of global warming. As this increase could lead to overburdening of health-care systems, action is crucial to minimize the negative impacts of climate change on kidney health.
ISSN:1759-5061
1759-507X
DOI:10.1038/s41581-020-00365-4