Definition for Value SetCommon UCUM Codes for Distance

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        This value set includes all common UCUM codes used for distance - that it is,
         all commonly used units which have the same canonical unit as &quot;m&quot; (meter)
      
      
       
        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.
     
    
    
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
  
  Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM). This value set includes common UCUM codes for
   units of distance

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  <id value="distance-units"/> 
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        <b> Generated Narrative: ValueSet distance-units</b> 
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      <a name="hcdistance-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> 
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            <tr> 
              <td style="white-space:nowrap">
                <b> Code</b> 
              </td> 
              <td> 
                <b> Display</b> 
              </td> 
            </tr> 
            <tr> 
              <td> nm</td> 
              <td> nanometers</td> 
            </tr> 
            <tr> 
              <td> um</td> 
              <td> micrometers</td> 
            </tr> 
            <tr> 
              <td> mm</td> 
              <td> millimeters</td> 
            </tr> 
            <tr> 
              <td> m</td> 
              <td> meters</td> 
            </tr> 
            <tr> 
              <td> km</td> 
              <td> kilometers</td> 
            </tr> 
          </table> 
        </li> 
      </ul> 
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    <valueCode value="normative"/> 
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  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/distance-units"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.62"/> 
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  <title value="Common UCUM Codes for Distance"/> 
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  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2025-11-17T19:23:40+00:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
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      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/> 
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  <description value="Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM). This value set includes all common UCUM
   codes used for distance - that it is, all commonly used units which have the same
   canonical unit as 'm' (meter)"/> 
  <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="nm"/>         <display value="nanometers"/>       </concept>       <concept>         <code value="um"/>         <display value="micrometers"/>       </concept>       <concept>         <code value="mm"/>         <display value="millimeters"/>       </concept>       <concept>         <code value="m"/>         <display value="meters"/>       </concept>       <concept>         <code value="km"/>         <display value="kilometers"/>       </concept>     </include>   </compose> 


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