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Definition for Value SetCommon UCUM Codes for Distance
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------
[a fhir:ValueSet ;
fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
fhir:id [ fhir:v "distance-units"] ; #
fhir:meta [
fhir:lastUpdated [ fhir:v "2025-02-14T20:47:21.387+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ] ;
fhir:profile ( [
fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset"^^xsd:anyURI ;
fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset>
] )
] ; #
fhir:text [
fhir:status [ fhir:v "generated" ] ;
fhir:div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet distance-units</b></p><a name=\"distance-units\"> </a><a name=\"hcdistance-units\"> </a><a name=\"distance-units-en-US\"> </a><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>"
] ; #
fhir:extension ( [
fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "fhir" ]
] [
fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "trial-use" ]
] [
fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "5"^^xsd:integer ]
] ) ; #
fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/distance-units"^^xsd:anyURI] ; #
fhir:identifier ( [
fhir:system [ fhir:v "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.62" ]
] ) ; #
fhir:version [ fhir:v "6.0.0-ballot2"] ; #
fhir:name [ fhir:v "CommonUCUMCodesForDistance"] ; #
fhir:title [ fhir:v "Common UCUM Codes for Distance"] ; #
fhir:status [ fhir:v "draft"] ; #
fhir:experimental [ fhir:v "true"^^xsd:boolean] ; #
fhir:date [ fhir:v "2025-02-14T20:47:21+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ; #
fhir:publisher [ fhir:v "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"] ; #
fhir:contact ( [
fhir:telecom ( [
fhir:system [ fhir:v "url" ] ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg" ]
] )
] ) ; #
fhir:description [ fhir:v "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)"] ; #
fhir:jurisdiction ( [
fhir:coding ( [
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "001" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "World" ]
] )
] ) ; #
fhir:copyright [ fhir:v "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."] ; #
fhir:compose [
fhir:include ( [
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:concept ( [
fhir:code [ fhir:v "nm" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "nanometers" ]
] [
fhir:code [ fhir:v "um" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "micrometers" ]
] [
fhir:code [ fhir:v "mm" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "millimeters" ]
] [
fhir:code [ fhir:v "m" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "meters" ]
] [
fhir:code [ fhir:v "km" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "kilometers" ]
] )
] )
] ; #
fhir:expansion []] . #
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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.