title: Belding Hibbard Scribner, the individual: a brief biography.
abstract: The paper gives a short biography of Belding Hibbard Scribner (1921-2003) and discusses his contribution to therapy of renal disease. A particular emphasis is given to peritoneal dialysis, the Teflon shunt and the first out-hospital dialysis unit.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Northwest Kidney Centers, Seattle, Washington 98040, USA. blaggc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Blagg
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D009398:Nephrology; D006435:Renal Dialysis