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4.4.1.623 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-bodylength

Orders and Observations Work Group Maturity Level: 0Informative Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-bodylength
Version:4.3.0-snapshot1
Name:BodyLengthUnits
Title:Body Length Units
Definition:

UCUM units for recording body length measures such as height and head circumference

Committee:Orders and Observations Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.958 (for OID based terminology systems)
Copyright:

UCUM is Copyright © 1999-2013 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and The UCUM Organization, Indianapolis, IN. All rights reserved. See http://unitsofmeasure.org/trac//wiki/TermsOfUse for details

Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.623.1 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