Associations Between Using Chinese Herbal Medicine and Long-Term Outcome Among Pre-dialysis Diabetic Nephropathy Patients: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study

Associations Between Using Chinese Herbal Medicine and Long-Term Outcome Among Pre-dialysis Diabetic Nephropathy Patients: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a worldwide burden due to the high co-morbidity and mortality. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the leading causes of CKD, and pre-dialysis is one of the most critical stages before the end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Although Chinese herbal med...

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Main Authors: Jenny Chun-Ling Guo, Heng-Chih Pan, Bo-Yan Yeh, Yen Chu Lu, Jiun-Liang Chen, Ching-Wei Yang, Yu-Chun Chen, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Hsing-Yu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Chinese herbal medicine
diabetic nephropathy
end-stage renal disease
mortality
network analysis
pre-dialysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.616522/full

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