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Definition for Value SetCommon UCUM Codes for Distance
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="distance-units"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2022-09-07T10:58:29.429+10:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <ul> <li> Include these codes as defined in <a href="http://unitsofmeasure.org"> <code> http://unitsofmeasure.org</code> </a> <table class="none"> <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> </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="trial-use"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="5"/> </extension> <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"/> </identifier> <version value="5.0.0-ballot"/> <name value="CommonUCUMCodesForDistance"/> <title value="Common UCUM Codes for Distance"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2022-09-07T10:58:29+10:00"/> <publisher value="FHIR Project team"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <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)"/> <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."/> <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> </ValueSet>
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.