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Review
. 1992 Jul-Sep;7(3):449-63.

Renal diseases of occupational origin

R P Wedeen  1
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  • PMID: 1496429
Review

Renal diseases of occupational origin

R P Wedeen. Occup Med. 1992 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Environmental toxicants, including those from industrial sources, represent potentially preventable causes of chronic kidney disease. The etiology of chronic renal failure of recognized occupational origin (other than malignancies) is reviewed, including that for heavy metals, organic solvents, beryllium, and silicon.

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