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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="2019-12-31T21:03:40.621+11:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p> 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) </p> <p> 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. </p> </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="4.2.0"/> <name value="CommonUCUMCodesForDistance"/> <title value="Common UCUM Codes for Distance"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2019-12-31T21:03:40+11:00"/> <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 common UCUM codes for units of distance"/> <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.