Nomenclature in nephrology: preserving 'renal' and 'nephro' in the glossary of kidney health and disease

Kalantar-Zadeh, K; McCullough, PA; Agarwal, SK; Beddhu, S; Boaz, M; Bruchfeld, A; Chauveau, P; Chen, J; de Sequera, P; Gedney, N; Golper, TA; Gupta, M; Harris, T; Hartwell, L; Liakopoulos, V; Kopple, JD; Kovesdy, CP; Macdougall, IC; Mann, JFE; Molony, D; Norris, KC; Perlmutter, J; Rhee, CM; Riella, LV; Weisbord, SD; Zoccali, C; Goldsmith, D

Kalantar-Zadeh, K (corresponding author), Univ Calif Irvine, Div Nephrol & Hypertens & Kidney Transplantat, Orange, CA 92668 USA.

JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, ; ():

Abstract

A recently published nomenclature by a "Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes" (KDIGO) Consensus Conference suggested that the word "kidney" should......

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