Associations between greenness and kidney disease in Massachusetts: The US Medicare longitudinal cohort study
Lee W, Heo S, Stewart R, Wu X, Fong K, Son J, Sabath B, Braun D, Park J, Kim Y, Lee J, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Bell M. Associations between greenness and kidney disease in Massachusetts: The US Medicare longitudinal cohort study. Environment International 2023, 173: 107844. PMID: 36841189, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseFirst hospital admissionKidney diseaseResidential greennessHospital admissionCohort studyHazard ratioLongitudinal population-based cohort studyMedicare Part A beneficiariesPopulation-based cohort studyReduced kidney functionLongitudinal cohort studyZip codesResidential zip codeKidney injuryKidney functionKidney patientsLower riskOverall populationWhite beneficiariesDiseaseAdmissionHealth benefitsAssociation