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Valueset-age-units.xml

Example ValueSet/age-units (XML)

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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 &quot;a&quot; (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> 


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Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.