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To the Editor: On behalf of practicing physicians, I want to thank the editors for reviewing the entire issue of Systeme International (SI) units (July 2 issue)¹ and for using common sense to reach a decision to abandon their use.

The attempts by the bench scientists to convert American clinicians to an unintelligible system of laboratory communication were unnecessary from the outset. As five years of effort have proved, it is certainly unnecessary for excellent patient care and communication between physicians. Finally, I want to thank you for the SI Unit Conversion Guide that you have made available to those . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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