Heat strain, volume depletion and kidney function in California agricultural workers

BackgroundAgricultural work can expose workers to increased risk of heat strain and volume depletion due to repeated exposures to high ambient temperatures, arduous physical exertion and limited rehydration. These risk factors may result in acute kidney injury (AKI).MethodsWe estimated AKI cumulativ...

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Published in:	Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) Vol. 74; no. 6; pp. 402 - 409
Main Authors:	Moyce, Sally, Mitchell, Diane, Armitage, Tracey, Tancredi, Daniel, Joseph, Jill, Schenker, Marc
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.06.2017 BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Acute Kidney Injury - blood Acute Kidney Injury - epidemiology Acute Kidney Injury - etiology Adult Agricultural Workers' Diseases - blood Agricultural Workers' Diseases - epidemiology Agricultural Workers' Diseases - etiology Agriculture Ambient temperature Blood pressure Body Mass Index Body temperature California - epidemiology Creatinine Creatinine - blood Data collection Duty of care Farmers Farmworkers Female Glomerular Filtration Rate Heart rate Heat Heat Stress Disorders - blood Heat Stress Disorders - complications Heat Stress Disorders - epidemiology High temperature Hot Temperature - adverse effects Humans Hypertension Illnesses Kidney diseases Kidneys Logistic Models Male Mass Spectrometry Middle Aged Obesity - epidemiology Occupational exposure Occupational Exposure - adverse effects Personal health Physiology Questionnaires Risk Factors Sex Distribution Surveys and Questionnaires Temperature Workers Workplace Young Adult Central Valley United States > US California
ISSN:	1351-0711, 1470-7926, 1470-7926
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