Hospital-based screening to detect patients with cadmium nephropathy in cadmium-polluted areas in Japan

ConclusionsThis hospital-based screening is a very effective strategy for detecting patients with cadmium nephropathy in cadmium-polluted areas, playing a complementary role in health examinations for local inhabitants.Registration numberNo. 6, date of registration: 6 June, 2010 (Akita Rosai Hospital), and No. 1117, date of registration: 26 December, 2013 (Akita University).
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research