Acute Kidney Injury Among Florida Construction Workers: A Pilot Study
This is, to our knowledge, the first US field-based biomedical study to document AKI, dehydration, and HRI symptoms in construction workers. This study adds to the literature that supports occupational heat exposure as a risk factor for AKI and dehydration.
Authors
- Vicki Hertzberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8834-4363)
- Ernesto Ruiz
- Roxana Chicas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6715-1618)
- Leonardo Trejo
- Cassandra Zhuang
- Ángel Domínguez Castellano
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Farmworker Association of Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23692
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences