Clinical chemical data are used in many ways in the prevention, diagnosis and treatent of disease. It is obviously essential that the properties measured in the clinic and the results communicated from the laboratory to the clinician are correctly understood. The new Silver Book contains internationally accepted conventions in terminology and nomenclature in clinical chemistry, and is the key to clarity and precision in communication in the discipline
* international standards in terminology required by every clinical chemist
* with the backing of internationaly recognized organizations such as IUPAC and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
