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4.4.1.263 4.4.1.537 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/distance-units

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This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Summary
  • Defining URL: Narrative http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/distance-units
  • Version: XML 4.3.0
  • Name: JSON CommonUCUMCodesForDistance
  • Title: TTL Common UCUM Codes for Distance
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.62 (for OID based terminology systems)
Official URL : Definition: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/distance-units Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM). This value set includes common UCUM codes for units of distance Committee: FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Version : 5.0.0-draft-final
draft as of 2023-03-01 Copyright: Computable Name : CommonUCUMCodesForDistance 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.
Source Resource Flags : Experimental XML / JSON OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.62

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.263.1 4.4.1.537.1 Definition

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)

4.4.1.537.2 Content Logical Definition

  • Include these codes as defined in http://unitsofmeasure.org icon
    Code Display
    nm nanometers
    um micrometers
    mm millimeters
    m meters
    km kilometers

 

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