title: Common abbreviations in clinical medicine Common abbreviations in clinical medicine Huber K Published by Raven Press 248 £10.75 0-88167-390-0 [Formula: see text].
abstract: I agree with Kai Huber that all professions develop a coded language, hence the common use of abbreviations. Like Dr Huber, I too was, some years ago, bemused by the professional short code. More recently, I sat on a working party to narrow down the many used in the nursing profession.