Climate change and kidney disease-threats and opportunities

Kidney Int. 2017 Sep;92(3):526-530. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.03.047.

Authors

Katherine A Barraclough¹, Grant A Blashki², Steve G Holt³, John W M Agar⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: Katherine.barraclough@mh.org.au.
² The Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Renal Medicine, University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 28807256
DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.03.047

No abstract available

Keywords: acute kidney disease; adaptation; chronic kidney disease; climate change; co-benefits; mitigation.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Climate Change*
Communicable Disease Control
Communicable Diseases / complications*
Communicable Diseases / transmission
Disease Progression
Hot Temperature / adverse effects
Humans
Kidney Diseases / epidemiology*
Kidney Diseases / etiology
Mosquito Vectors
Wind