title: The epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Mesoamerica: a call for interdisciplinary research and action.
authors.affiliation: Catharina Wesseling and Jennifer Crowe are with the Program on Work, Environment and Health in Central America (SALTRA), Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances (IRET), Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica. Christer Hogstedt is with the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Kristina Jakobsson is with the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Rebekah Lucas is with the Hothaps Program, Umeå International School of Public Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. David H. Wegman is with Work Environment, University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
authors.forename: Catharina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wesseling
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: Christer
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hogstedt
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jakobsson
authors.forename: Rebekah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wegman
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002489:Central America / Q000453:epidemiology; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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