Endometriosis Might Be Inversely Associated with Developing Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan

Endometriosis Might Be Inversely Associated with Developing Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan

This study was conducted to determine the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among women with endometriosis in Taiwan. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. A total of 27,973 women with a diagnosis of endometriosis and 27,973 mul...

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Main Authors: Ben-Shian Huang, Wen-Hsun Chang, Kuan-Chin Wang, Nicole Huang, Chao-Yu Guo, Yiing-Jen Chou, Hsin-Yi Huang, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Wen-Ling Lee, Peng-Hui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
chronic kidney disease
cohort study
endometriosis
epidemiology
gender
menopause
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/7/1079

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