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Lundberg G (1983)
One medical worldJAMA, 250
(1985)
SI units for reporting of laboratory dataArch Pathol Lab Med, 109
Powsner ER (1984)
SI quantities and units for American medicineJAMA, 252
Lundberg G (1972)
When to panic over an abnormal valueMed Lab Observer, 4
Young DS (1978)
SI units for clinical laboratory dataJAMA, 240
Powsner ER (1986)
The SI for American medicineAJDC, 140
Abstract As of July 1,1986, in all articles appearing in JAMA and the nine AMA specialty journals, clinical laboratory data will be expressed in conventional units followed in parentheses by Systeme International (SI) units. This is the first phase of our two-year conversion to SI—the measurement system currently in use by most of the world, as discussed previously in this and other AMA journals.1-4 This gradual transition was designed to allow time for learning and is in keeping with the recommendation of the AMA Council on Scientific Affairs, which was adopted by the House of Delegates as policy in December 1984: "4. Develop and implement an educational effort for all physicians to assist them in making an error-free clinical conversion to SI units."2 Promoted by the American National Metric Council (ANMC) and supported by many organizations, the conversion to SI units was mandated by the House of Delegates of References 1. Powsner ER: SI quantities and units for American medicine . JAMA 1984;252:1737-1741.Crossref 2. Council on Scientific Affairs: SI units for clinical laboratory data . JAMA 1985;253:2552-2554. 3. Powsner ER: The SI for American medicine . AJDC 1986;140:97-98. 4. SI units for reporting of laboratory data . Arch Pathol Lab Med 1985;109:1054. 5. Young DS: SI units for clinical laboratory data . JAMA 1978;240:1618-1621.Crossref 6. Metric Commission Canada, Sector 9.10 Health and Welfare: The SI Manual in Health Care. Ottawa, Metric Commission Canada, 1981. 7. Lundberg G: When to panic over an abnormal value . Med Lab Observer 1972;4 ( (March-April) ):47-54. 8. Lundberg G: One medical world . JAMA 1983;250:242.Crossref
Archives of Ophthalmology – American Medical Association
Published: Jun 1, 1986
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