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Valueset-age-units.xml
Example
ValueSet/age-units
(XML)
Raw
XML
(
canonical
form
+
also
see
XML
Format
Specification
)
Definition
for
Value
SetCommon
UCUM
Codes
for
Age
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
This value set includes all common UCUM codes used for Age - that it is, all commonly
used units which have the same canonical unit as "a" (year)
The UCUM codes, UCUM table (regardless of format), and UCUM Specification are
copyright © 1999-2009, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Unified Codes for Units of
Measures (UCUM) Organization. All rights reserved.
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="age-units"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2025-11-24T20:46:00.100+00:00"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p class="res-header-id">
<b> Generated Narrative: ValueSet age-units</b>
</p>
<a name="age-units"> </a>
<a name="hcage-units"> </a>
<ul>
<li> Include these codes as defined in
<a href="http://unitsofmeasure.org">
<code> http://unitsofmeasure.org</code>
</a>
<span title="Version is not explicity stated. No matching Code System found"> version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)</span>
<table class="none">
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">
<b> Code</b>
</td>
<td>
<b> Display</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> min</td>
<td> min</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> h</td>
<td> hour</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> d</td>
<td> day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> wk</td>
<td> week</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> mo</td>
<td> month</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> a</td>
<td> year</td>
</tr>
</table>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="fhir"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
<valueCode value="normative"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/age-units"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.19"/>
</identifier>
<version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>
<name value="CommonUCUMCodesForAge"/>
<title value="Common UCUM Codes for Age"/>
<status value="active"/>
<experimental value="false"/>
<date value="2025-11-24T20:46:00+00:00"/>
<publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/>
<contact>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description value="Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM). This value set includes all common UCUM
codes used for Age - that it is, all commonly used units which have the same canonical
unit as 'a' (year)"/>
<jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> <code value="001"/> <display value="World"/> </coding> </jurisdiction>
<copyright value="The UCUM codes, UCUM table (regardless of format), and UCUM Specification are copyright
© 1999-2009, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Unified Codes for Units of Measures (UCUM)
Organization. All rights reserved.
© 1999-2009, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Unified Codes for Units of Measures
(UCUM) Organization. All rights reserved."/>
<compose> <include> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <concept> <code value="min"/> <display value="min"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="h"/> <display value="hour"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="d"/> <display value="day"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="wk"/> <display value="week"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="mo"/> <display value="month"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="a"/> <display value="year"/> </concept> </include> </compose>
</
ValueSet
>
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examples
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useful,
but
they
are
not
a
normative
part
of
the
specification.