Female sex reduces the risk of hospital-associated acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis
Abstract Background Female sex has been included as a risk factor in models developed to predict the development of AKI. In addition, the commentary to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes Clinical Practice Guideline for AKI concludes that female sex is a risk factor for hospital-acquired AK...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1122-z |