PROPERTIES AND UNITS IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES .5. PROPERTIES AND UNITS IN THROMBOSIS AND HEMOSTASIS

For historical reasons, the elements of properties (terms) used in the nomenclature for properties in thrombosis and haemostasis differ acco rding to ''school'' of thought. This hampers communication. In collabo ration. The Scientific and Standardization Committee of the internatio nal Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis and the Commission (Committe e) of Nomenclature, Properties and Units, previously ''Quantities and Units'' have prepared a set of. recommended systematic names for prope rties in that domain. For use in electronic transmission each property has been given a code value. The prefix to the code values has been c hanged from ''QU'' to ''NPU'' because of the change of name of the Com mission (Committee).