Association between asymptomatic hyperuricemia and new-onset chronic kidney disease in Japanese male workers: a long-term retrospective cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hyperuricemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We explored the hypothesis that asymptmatic hyperuricemia may be associated with new-onset CKD.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The participants...

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Main Authors: Terawaki Hiroyuki, Ohta Hiroshi, Wada Koji, Kawashima Masatoshi, Aizawa Yoshiharu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/12/31