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4.4.1.88 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/age-units

FHIR Infrastructure icon Work Group Maturity Level: 5Trial Use Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/age-units
Version:5.0.0-ballot
Name:CommonUCUMCodesForAge
Title:Common UCUM Codes for Age
Status:draft
Definition:

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)

Committee:FHIR Infrastructure icon Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.19 (for OID based terminology systems)
Copyright:

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.

Flags:

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.88.1 Content Logical Definition

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LvlA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code