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. 2020 Jun;31(6):1170-1173.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019050510. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

On the Etymology of Nephritis: A Historical Appraisal of its Origins

Garabed Eknoyan  1
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On the Etymology of Nephritis: A Historical Appraisal of its Origins

Garabed Eknoyan. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bright’s disease; GN; glomerulosclerosis; glomerulus; nephritis; nephrosis.

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Figure 1.
Timeline of the evolving terminology of nephritis. The name of authors are shown in capital, bold letters, and their contribution to nosology in italics.
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