1. Race: a call to change nomenclature.
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Ritz, Eberhard and Naicker, Sarala
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SCIENTIFIC nomenclature , *RACE & society , *ETHNICITY & society , *NEPHROLOGY , *SOCIETIES - Abstract
The authors reflect on the use of the word "race" in describing interethnic comparisons in scientific contents. They refer to the effect of the word to the International Society of Nephrology that promotes medicine in the world. They also discuss the concept of ethnicity and its etymology. An overview of the contemporary insights into human genetics is also offered. The authors suggest the use of "ethnicity" than "race."
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- 2009
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