1895–1962 American renal physiologist whose research contributed much to modern understanding of the functions of the kidneys in health and disease.
Keywords: renal function; evolution; W B Cannon
Smith, Homer William
WF Bynum, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, London, UK
Published online: February 2002
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002483
| Further Reading | |
| book Smith HW (1951) The Kidney: Structure and Function in Health and Disease. New York: Oxford University Press. | |
| book Chasis H and Goldring W (eds) (1962) Homer William Smith: His Scientific and Literary Achievements. New York: New York University Press. | |
| book Gillispie CC (ed.) (1970–1980) Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | |
