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B.4 Source Vocabularies


All sources that contribute strings or relationships to the 2007AC Metathesaurus are listed. Each entry includes the:

HIPAA or CHI standard vocabularies are identified.

  • HIPAA standard:
    national standard for electronic health care transactions established by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Administrative Simplificationprovisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II)
  • CHI standard:
    standard for use in U.S. Federal Government systems for the electronic exchange of clinical health information

Additional information on the status or use of some vocabularies in the Metathesaurus is also noted


RSABVSABSource Official Name
AIRAIR93AI/RHEUM, 1993
AI/RHEUM. Bethesda, (MD) : National Library of Medicine, Lister Hill Center, 1993.
Number of Strings: 677
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

ALT
(updated)
ALT2008Alternative Billing Concepts, 2008
ABC Codes and Terminology;9th;Albuquerque, NM;ABC Coding Solutions - Alternative Link;2008
Number of Strings: 8822
Context: FULL

AODAOD2000Alcohol and Other Drug Thesaurus, 2000
Alcohol and Other Drug Thesaurus: A Guide to Concepts and Terminology in Substance Abuse and Addiction. 3rd. ed. [4 Volumes.] Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), 2000
Number of Strings: 20685
Context: FULL

AOTAOT2003Authorized Osteopathic Thesaurus, 2003
Authorized Osteopathic Thesaurus. Educational Council of Osteopathic Principles of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: Chevy Chase MD, 2004
Number of Strings: 471
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

BIBI98Beth Israel Vocabulary, 1.0
Beth Israel OMR Clinical Problem List Vocabulary. Version 1.0. Boston (MA): Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1999. Contact: Howard Goldberg, MD.; http://clinquery.bidmc.harvard.edu.
Number of Strings: 1249

CCPSSCCPSS99Canonical Clinical Problem Statement System, 1999
Canonical Clinical Problem Statement System, Version 1.0 June 23, 1999. Contact: sbrown@vumclib.mc.vanderbilt.edu
Number of Strings: 15827

CCSCCS2005Clinical Classifications Software, 2005
Clinical Classifications Software (CCS). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. Release Date: April 2005. URL: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccs.jsp Phone: 301-594-1364.
Number of Strings: 1144
Context: FULL

CDT
(updated)
CDT2007-2008BCurrent Dental Terminology (CDT), 2007-2008B
Current Dental Terminology 2007-2008B (CDT-2007/2008);Chicago, IL;American Dental Association;2008
Number of Strings: 1171

COSTARCOSTAR_89-95COSTAR, 1989-1995
Computer-Stored Ambulatory Records (COSTAR). Boston (MA): Massachusetts General Hospital, 1989-1995.
Number of Strings: 3461

CPMCPM2003Medical Entities Dictionary, 2003
Medical Entities Dictionary (CPM), Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Medical Entities Dictionary. New York (NY): Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2003
Number of Strings: 3099
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

CPT
(updated)
CPT2008Current Procedural Terminology, 2008
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT);American Medical Association;2008;Chicago (IL)
Number of Strings: 27001

CPTSPCPT01SPPhysicians' Current Procedural Terminology, Spanish Translation, 2001
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Spanish Translation. 4th ed. Chicago (IL): American Medical Association, 2000. http://www.ama-assn.org.
Number of Strings: 7348

CSPCSP2006CRISP Thesaurus, 2006
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP). Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health, Division of Research Grants, Research Documentation Section, 2006.
Number of Strings: 21167
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

CSTCST95COSTART, 1995
Coding Symbols for Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms (COSTART). 5th ed. Rockville (MD): U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 1995.
Number of Strings: 6410
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

DDBDDB00Diseases Database, 2000
Diseases Database 2000. May, 2000. London (England): Medical Object Oriented Software Enterprises Ltd., 2000. Contact: Malcolm Duncan <mhduncan@compuserve.com>; http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/.
Number of Strings: 256

DMDICD10DMDICD10_1995German translation of ICD10, 1995
Internationale Klassifikation der Krankheiten 10 [German translation of ICD10]. Germany: Deutsches Institut fuer Medizinische Dokumentation und Information, 1998.
Number of Strings: 12002

DMDUMDDMDUMD_1996German translation of UMDNS, 1996
Die Nomenklatur fuer Medizinprodukte UMDNS [German translation of UMDNS]. Germany: Deutsches Institut fuer Medizinische Dokumentation und Information, 1996.
Number of Strings: 4156

DSM3RDSM3R_1987DSM-III-R, 1987
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R). 3rd ed. rev. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Association, 1987.
Number of Strings: 455
Context: FULL-NOSIB

DSM4DSM4_1994DSM-IV, 1994
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). 4th ed. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Association, 1994.
Number of Strings: 490
Context: FULL-NOSIB

DXPDXP94DXplain, 1994
DXplain (An expert diagnosis program). Boston (MA): Massachusetts General Hospital, 1994.
Number of Strings: 9974

GOGO2007_02_01Gene Ontology, 2007_02_01
Gene Ontology. The Gene Ontology Consortium. February 1, 2007. To reference the Gene Ontology Consortium, cite this paper: The Gene Ontology Consortium. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology. Nature Genet. (2000) 25:25-29. Article available from: http://www.geneontology.org/GO.cite.shtml#cite.
Number of Strings: 48050
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

GS
(updated)
GS_2008_01_08Gold Standard Alchemy, 2008_01_08
Gold Standard Alchemy;302 Knights Run Ave, Suite 800, Tampa, FL 33602;Gold Standard
Number of Strings: 12801

HCDT
(updated)
HCDT2007-2008BHCPCS Version of Current Dental Terminology (CDT), 2007-2008B
HCPCS Version of Current Dental Terminology 2007-2008 (CDT-7/8);Chicago, IL;American Dental Association;2008
Number of Strings: 1171

HCPCS
(updated)
HCPCS2008Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, 2008
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS);Baltimore, MD;Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;2008
Number of Strings: 11425

HCPT
(updated)
HCPT2008HCPCS Version of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), 2008
Version of Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) included in the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS);Baltimore, MD;Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;2008
Number of Strings: 18844

HHCHHC2003Home Health Care Classification, 2003
Saba, Virginia. Home Health Care Classification of Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions. Washington (DC): Georgetown University, 2003.
Number of Strings: 411
Context: FULL

HL7V2.5HL7V2.5_2003_08_30HL7 Vocabulary Version 2.5, 2003_08_30
Health Level Seven Vocabulary (HL7). Ann Arbor (MI): Health Level Seven, 1998-2002. Contact: Mark McDougall, Executive Director, Health Level Seven; 3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 227, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4250; Phone: (734)677-7777; Fax: (734)677-6622; Email: HQ@HL7.ORG ; Web site: www.HL7.ORG.
Number of Strings: 4973
Context: FULL-NOSIB

HL7V3.0HL7V3.0_2006_05HL7 Vocabulary Version 3.0, 2006_05
Health Level Seven Vocabulary (HL7). Ann Arbor (MI): Health Level Seven, 1998-2006. Contact: Mark McDougall, Executive Director, Health Level Seven; 3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 227, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4250; Phone: (734)677-7777; Fax: (734)677-6622; Email: HQ@HL7.ORG ; Web site: www.HL7.ORG.
Number of Strings: 7676
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE-IGNORE-RELA

HLRELHLREL_1998ICPC2E-ICD10 relationships from Dr. Henk Lamberts, 1998
ICPC2E-ICD10 relationships from Dr. Henk Lamberts (HLREL), 1998. University of Amsterdam. Contact: H.Lamberts@AMC.UVA.NL.

HUGOHUGO2007_01HUGO Gene Nomenclature, 2007_01
HUGO Gene Nomenclature, HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee, Department of Biology, University College London, Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HE, UK. Tel: 44-20-7679-5027 Fax: 44-20-7387-3496 e-mail: nome@galton.ucl.ac.uk
Number of Strings: 76081

ICD10ICD10_1998ICD10, 1998
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). 10th rev. Geneva (Switzerland): World Health Organization, 1998.
Number of Strings: 13490
Context: FULL-NOSIB

ICD10AEICD10AE_1998ICD10, American English Equivalents, 1998
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10): Americanized Version. 10th rev. Geneva (Switzerland): World Health Organization, 1998.
Number of Strings: 1107

ICD10AMICD10AM_2000International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification, January 2000 Release
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification; 2nd Edition, published January 2000. Developed and Maintained by the National Centre for Classification in Health, University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences. PO Box 170 Lidcombe, NSW, Australia 1825. Phone: +61 2 9351 9461. http://www.cchs.usy.edu.au/ncch/
Number of Strings: 25588
Context: FULL

ICD10AMAEICD10AMAE_2000International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Australian Modification, Americanized English Equivalents, 2000
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Americanized English Equivalents, produced by NLM. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine, UMLS project, 2000
Number of Strings: 2366

ICD10DUTICD10DUT_200403ICD10, Dutch Translation, 200403
Hirs, W., H.W. Becker, C. van Boven, S.K. Oskam, I.M. Okkes, H. Lamberts. ICD-10, Dutch Translation, 200403. Amsterdam: Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Dutch College of General Practitioners (NHG), March 2004.
Number of Strings: 11359

ICD9CMICD9CM_2008ICD-9-CM, 2008
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;ICD-9-CM [computer file]: International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification;October 1, 2006;Baltimore, MD
Number of Strings: 38315
Context: FULL
HIPAA standard
CHI standard

ICNP
(new)
ICNP1_0International Classification for Nursing Practice, 1.0
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP);1.0;Geneva, Switzerland;International Council of Nurses;2005
Number of Strings: 3682
Context: FULL

ICPCICPC93International Classification of Primary Care, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 1052
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

ICPC2EDUTICPC2EDUT_200203International Classification of Primary Care 2nd Edition, Electronic, 2E, Dutch Translation, 200203
Hirs, W., H.W. Becker, C. van Boven, S.K. Oskam, I.M. Okkes, H. Lamberts. International Classification of Primary Care 2E: 2nd ed. electronic. Dutch Translation. Amsterdam: Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Dutch College of General Practitioners (NHG), March 2002
Number of Strings: 685

ICPC2EENGICPC2EENG_200203International Classification of Primary Care 2nd Edition, Electronic, 2E, 200203
International Classification of Primary Care / prepared by the Classification Committee of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA), known more briefly as the World Organization of Family Doctors. 2nd ed. Henk Lamberts and Inge Hofmans-Okkes, 2002
Number of Strings: 748
Context: FULL-NOSIB

ICPC2ICD10DUTICPC2ICD10DUT_200412ICPC2-ICD10 Thesaurus, Dutch Translation, 200412
International Classification of Primary Care / prepared by the Classification Committee of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA), known more briefly as the World Organization of Family Doctors. 2nd ed. Henk Lamberts and Inge Hofmans-Okkes, Dutch, 2002
Number of Strings: 72350

ICPC2ICD10ENGICPC2ICD10ENG_200412ICPC2 - ICD10 Thesaurus, 200412
International Classification of Primary Care / prepared by the Classification Committee of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA), known more briefly as the World Organization of Family Doctors. 2nd ed. Henk Lamberts and Inge Hofmans-Okkes, 2002
Number of Strings: 81799

ICPC2PICPC2P_2005ICPC-2 PLUS
ICPC-2 PLUS. Sydney: Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney, December 2005.
Number of Strings: 16287

ICPCBAQICPCBAQ_1993ICPC, Basque Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Basque Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 695

ICPCDANICPCDAN_1993ICPC, Danish Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Danish Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 723

ICPCDUTICPCDUT_1993ICPC, Dutch Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Dutch Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 723

ICPCFINICPCFIN_1993ICPC, Finnish Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Finnish Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 721

ICPCFREICPCFRE_1993ICPC, French Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). French Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 723

ICPCGERICPCGER_1993ICPC, German Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). German Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 723

ICPCHEBICPCHEB_1993ICPC, Hebrew Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Hebrew Translation, Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993
Number of Strings: 485

ICPCHUNICPCHUN_1993ICPC, Hungarian Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Hungarian Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 717

ICPCITAICPCITA_1993ICPC, Italian Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Italian Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 722

ICPCNORICPCNOR_1993ICPC, Norwegian Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Norwegian Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 722

ICPCPORICPCPOR_1993ICPC, Portuguese Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Portuguese Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 722

ICPCSPAICPCSPA_1993ICPC, Spanish Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Spanish Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 723

ICPCSWEICPCSWE_1993ICPC, Swedish Translation, 1993
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Swedish Translation. Denmark: World Organisation of Family Doctors, 1993.
Number of Strings: 722

JABLJABL99Online Congenital Multiple Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes, 1999
Online Congenital Multiple Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes, 1999.
Number of Strings: 3257

LCHLCH90Library of Congress Subject Headings, 1990
Library of Congress Subject Headings. 12th ed. Washington (DC): Library of Congress, 1989.
Number of Strings: 6652

LNC
(updated)
LNC222Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes, 222
The Regenstrief Institute;Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC);Version 2.22.;December 3, 2007;Indianapolis (IN)
Number of Strings: 200380
Context: FULL-NOSIB
CHI standard

LNC_BRADEN
(new)
LNC222_BRADEN_1998The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk, 222_1998
Barbara Braden and Nancy Bergstrom;The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk;Prevention Plus;1988
Number of Strings: 16

LNC_FLACC
(new)
LNC222_FLACC_1997The Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) Scale, 222_1997
SI Merkel, T. Voepel-Lewis, J.R. Shayevitz, S. Malviya; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School and Health Systems;The FLACC: A behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children;Pediatric Nursing;1997
Number of Strings: 14

LNC_MDS
(updated)
LNC222_MDS20Minimum Data Set, 2.0, 222_20
Institute of Gerontology;Minimum Data Set;2.0;University of Michigan;Ann Arbor, Michigan
Number of Strings: 1428

LNC_OASIS
(updated)
LNC222_OASIS_2002Outcome and Assessment Information Set, 222_2002
The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS);Center for Health Services Research, UCHSC;2002;Denver, CO
Number of Strings: 310

LNC_PHQ_9
(updated)
LNC222_PHQ_9_1999Patient Health Questionnaire, 222_1999
Pfizer Inc.;Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9);1999
Number of Strings: 28

LNC_WHO
(new)
LNC222_WHO_2006Patient Monitoring Guidelines for HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART), 222_2006
Patient Monitoring Guidelines for HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART);Geneva, Switzerland;WHO Press;2006
Number of Strings: 92

MBD
(updated)
MBD08MEDLINE (1998-2002)
MEDLINE Backfiles (1998-2002). Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine. Contact: http://www.nlm.nih.gov.

MCMMCM92McMaster University Epidemiology Terms, 1992
Glossary of Methodologic Terms for Clinical Epidemiologic Studies of Human Disorders. Canada: McMaster University, 1992.
Number of Strings: 43

MDDB
(updated)
MDDB_2008_01_03Master Drug Data Base, 2008_01_03
Master Drug Data Base;2008
Number of Strings: 11938

MDR
(updated)
MDR10_1Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA), 10.1
MedDRA MSSO;MedDRA [electronic resource] : Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology;Version 10.1;September, 2007;Reston, VA
Number of Strings: 69027
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MDRDUT
(updated)
MDRDUT10_1Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA), Dutch Edition, 10.1
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA) Version 10.1, Dutch Edition;MedDRA MSSO;September 2007;Reston, VA
Number of Strings: 62749
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MDRFRE
(updated)
MDRFRE10_1Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA), French Edition, 10.1
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA) Version 10.1, French Edition;MedDRA MSSO;September 2007;Reston, VA
Number of Strings: 61664
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MDRGER
(updated)
MDRGER10_1Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA), German Edition, 10.1
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA) Version 10.1, German Edition;MedDRA MSSO;September 2007;Reston, VA
Number of Strings: 61868
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MDRITA
(updated)
MDRITA10_1Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA), Italian Edition, 10.1
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA) Version 10.1, Italian Edition;MedDRA MSSO;September 2007;Reston, VA
Number of Strings: 59365
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MDRJPN
(updated)
MDRJPN10_1Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA), Japanese Edition, 10.1
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA) Version 10.1, Japanese Edition;MedDRA MSSO;September 2007;Reston, VA
Number of Strings: 100313
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MDRPOR
(updated)
MDRPOR10_1Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA), Portuguese Edition, 10.1
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA) Version 10.1, Portuguese Edition;MedDRA MSSO;September 2007;Reston, VA
Number of Strings: 59073
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MDRSPA
(updated)
MDRSPA10_1Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA), Spanish Edition, 10.1
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Terminology (MedDRA) Version 10.1, Spanish Edition;MedDRA MSSO;September 2007;Reston, VA
Number of Strings: 96161
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MED
(updated)
MED08MEDLINE (2003-2008)
MEDLINE Current Files (2003-2008). Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine. Contact: http://www.nlm.nih.gov.

MEDLINEPLUSMEDLINEPLUS_20040814MedlinePlus Health Topics_2004_08_14, 20040814
MedlinePlus Health Topics. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine, August 14, 2004.
Number of Strings: 1436

MMSL
(updated)
MMSL_2008_01_01Multum MediSource Lexicon, 2008_01_01
Medisource Lexicon;Release Date: January 1, 2008;Denver, CO;Multum Information Services, Inc.
Number of Strings: 58455

MMX
(updated)
MMX_2008_01_02Micromedex DRUGDEX, 2008_01_02
Micromedex DRUGDEX;January 02, 2008
Number of Strings: 9708

MSH
(updated)
MSH2008_2008_02_04Medical Subject Headings, 2008_2008_02_04
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH);National Library of Medicine;2008;Bethesda (MD);http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/mesh.html
Number of Strings: 672245
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHCZE
(updated)
MSHCZE2008Czech translation of the Medical Subject Headings, 2008
Czech translation of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) 2008. Prague: Dept. of Bibliography, National Library of Medicine, 2008;2008
Number of Strings: 34751
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHDUTMSHDUT2005Nederlandse vertaling van Mesh (Dutch translation of MeSH), 2005
Nederlandse vertaling van MeSH [Dutch translation of MeSH), 2005. Amsterdam: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde [Dutch Journal of Medicine], 2005.
Number of Strings: 40899

MSHFIN
(updated)
MSHFIN2008Finnish translations of the Medical Subject Headings, 2008
Finnish Translations of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH);Finnish Medical Society Duodecim;2008;Helsinki
Number of Strings: 24767
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHFRE
(updated)
MSHFRE2008Thesaurus Biomedical Francais/Anglais [French translation of MeSH, 2008
Thesaurus Biomedical Francais/Anglais [French translation of MeSH];Institut National de la Sante et Recherche Medicale;2008;Paris (France)
Number of Strings: 76295
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHGER
(updated)
MSHGER2008German translation of the Medical Subject Headings, 2008
German translation of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH);Deutsches Institut fur Medizinische Dokumentation und Information;2008;Cologne(Germany)
Number of Strings: 67425
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHITA
(updated)
MSHITA2008Italian translation of Medical Subject Headings, 2008
Italian translation of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH);Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Settore Documentazione;2008;Rome(Itlay)
Number of Strings: 32124
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHJPNMSHJPN2005JAMAS Japanese Medical Thesaurus (JJMT), 2005
JAMAS Japanese Medical Thesaurus (JJMT). Tokyo: Japan Medical Abstracts Society; Igaku-Chuo-Zasshi, 2005.
Number of Strings: 63289

MSHPOR
(updated)
MSHPOR2008Descritores em Ciencias da Saude (Portuguese translation of the Medical Subject Headings), 2008
BIREME/PAHO/WHO;Descritores em Ciencias da Saude [Portuguese translation of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)];Centro Latino-Americano e do Caribe de Informacao em Ciencias da Saude;2008;Sao Paulo (Brasil)
Number of Strings: 56292
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHRUS
(updated)
MSHRUS2008Russian Translation of MeSH, 2008
Russian Translation of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH);State Central Scientific Medical Library;2008;Moscow
Number of Strings: 100431
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHSPA
(updated)
MSHSPA2008Descritores en Ciencias de la Salud (Spanish translation of the Medical Subject Headings), 2008
BIREME/PAHO/WHO;Descritores em Ciencias da Saude [Portuguese translation of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)];Centro Latino-Americano e do Caribe de Informacao em Ciencias da Saude;2008;Sao Paulo (Brasil)
Number of Strings: 72293
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

MSHSWEMSHSWE2007Swedish translations of the Medical Subject Headings, 2007
Swedish Translation of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH);Karolinska Institutet;2007;Stockholm
Number of Strings: 31781

MTHMTHUMLS Metathesaurus
UMLS Metathesaurus. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine.
Number of Strings: 106868

MTHCH
(updated)
MTHCH2008Metathesaurus CPT Hierarchical Terms, 2008
Metathesaurus Hierarchical CPT Terms;National Library of Medicine;2008;Bethesda, MD
Number of Strings: 1026
Context: FULL-NOSIB

MTHFDA
(updated)
MTHFDA_2008_01_04Metathesaurus FDA National Drug Code Directory, 2008_01_04
Metathesaurus Forms of FDA National Drug Code Directory;2008_01_04;Bethesda, MD;National Library of Medicine
Number of Strings: 26613

MTHHH
(updated)
MTHHH2008Metathesaurus HCPCS Hierarchical Terms, 2008
Metathesaurus Hierarchical HCPCS Terms;Bethesda, MD;National Library of Medicine;2008
Number of Strings: 289
Context: FULL-NOSIB

MTHHL7V2.5MTHHL7V2.5_2003_08HL7 Vocabulary Version 2.5, 7-bit equivalents, 2003_08
HL7 Vocabulary Version 2.5, 7-bit equivalents created by the National Library of Medicine. Bethesda (MD): August 30, 2003
Number of Strings: 2

MTHICD9MTHICD9_2008Metathesaurus additional entry terms for ICD-9-CM, 2008
Metathesaurus additional entry terms for ICD-9-CM [computer file]: international classification of diseases, ninth revision, clinical modification;National Library of Medicine;September 2007.;Bethesda, MD
Number of Strings: 19235

MTHICPC2EAEMTHICPC2EAE_200203International Classification of Primary Care 2nd Edition, Electronic, 2E, American English Equivalents, 200203
Henk Lamberts and Inge Hofmans-Okkes. International Classification of Primary Care 2nd Edition, Electronic, 2E, American English Equivalents. Amsterdam: International Classification of Primary Care / prepared by the Classification Committee of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA), known more briefly as the World Organization of Family Doctors, 2002
Number of Strings: 30

MTHICPC2ICD107BMTHICPC2ICD107B_0412ICPC2 - ICD10 Thesaurus, 7-bit Equivalents, 0412
International Classification of Primary Care / prepared by the Classification Committee of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA), known more briefly as the World Organization of Family Doctors. 2nd ed. Henk Lamberts and Inge Hofmans-Okkes, 7-bit Equivalents, 2002
Number of Strings: 214

MTHICPC2ICD10AEMTHICPC2ICD10AE_0412ICPC2 - ICD10 Thesaurus, American English Equivalents, 0412
International Classification of Primary Care / prepared by the Classification Committee of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA), known more briefly as the World Organization of Family Doctors. 2nd ed. Henk Lamberts and Inge Hofmans-Okkes, American English Equivalents, 2002
Number of Strings: 137

MTHMSTMTHMST2001Metathesaurus Version of Minimal Standard Terminology Digestive Endoscopy, 2001
Metathesaurus Version of Minimal Standard Terminology Digestive Endoscopy. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, 2001.
Number of Strings: 1944

MTHMSTFREMTHMSTFRE_2001Metathesaurus Version of Minimal Standard Terminology Digestive Endoscopy, French Translation, 2001
Metathesaurus Version of Minimal Standard Terminology Digestive Endoscopy, French Translation. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, 2001.
Number of Strings: 1833

MTHMSTITAMTHMSTITA_2001Metathesaurus Version of Minimal Standard Terminology Digestive Endoscopy, Italian Translation, 2001
Metathesaurus Version of Minimal Standard Terminology Digestive Endoscopy, Italian Translation. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, 2001.
Number of Strings: 1799

MTHSPL
(updated)
MTHSPL_2008_01_23Metathesaurus FDA Structured Product Labels, 2008_01_23
Metathesaurus Forms of the FDA Structured Product Labels;2008_01_23;Bethesda, MD;National Library of Medicine
Number of Strings: 8578

NANNAN2004NANDA nursing diagnoses: definitions & classification, 2004
Sparks Ralph, Sheila, Craft-Rosenberg, Martha, Herdman, T. Heather, Lavin, Mary Ann, editors. NANDA nursing diagnoses: definitions and classification 2003-2004. Philadelphia: NANDA International, 2003.
Number of Strings: 237
Context: FULL-NOSIB

NCBINCBI2007_07_02NCBI Taxonomy, 2007_07_02
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;NCBI Taxonomy;National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information;July 2, 2007;Bethesda, MD
Number of Strings: 395895
Context: FULL-NOSIB

NCINCI2007_05ENational Cancer Institute Thesaurus, 2007_05E
Sherri de Coronado;NCI Thesaurus;TDE version;National Cancer Institute;May 2007;Bethesda, MD
Number of Strings: 153509
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE
CHI standard

NCISEERNCISEER_1999NCI SEER ICD Neoplasm Code Mappings, 1999
NCI Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) conversions between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 neoplasm codes. National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD. Release Date: June 1999. URL: http://www-seer.ims.nci.nih.gov/Admin/ConvProgs/ Phone: 301-496-8510.

NDDF
(updated)
NDDF_2008_01_04National Drug Data File Plus Source Vocabulary, 2008_01_04
National Drug Data File Plus Source Vocabulary 2008;January 04, 2008;San Bruno, CA;First DataBank
Number of Strings: 60638

NDFRTNDFRT_2004_01National Drug File - Reference Terminology, 2004_01
National Drug File - Reference Terminology, 2004_01. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, January 2004.
Number of Strings: 37919
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

NEUNEU99Neuronames Brain Hierarchy, 1999
Bowden, Douglas M., Martin, Richard F., Dubach, Joev G. Neuronames Brain Hierarchy. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Primate Information Center, 1999. http://rprcsgi.rprc.washington.edu/neuronames/
Number of Strings: 3863
Context: FULL

NICNIC2005Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), 2005
Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
Number of Strings: 11255
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

NLM-MEDNLM-MEDNational Library of Medicine Medline Data
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Medline Data. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine. Contact: http://www.nlm.nih.gov.

NOCNOC3Nursing Outcomes Classification, 3rd Edition
Moorhead, Sue, Johnson, Marion, Maas, Meridean, editors. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC): Iowa Outcomes Project. St. Louis (MO): Mosby, Inc., 2004.
Number of Strings: 4895
Context: FULL

OMIM
(updated)
OMIM2007_12_19Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, 2007_12_19
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, OMIM (TM). McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) and National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, MD), {date of download}. World Wide Web URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/
Number of Strings: 119963
Context: FULL

OMSOMS2005Omaha System, 2005
Martin, Karen S., Scheet, Nancy J.;The Omaha System;2005
Number of Strings: 554
Context: FULL

PCDSPCDS97Patient Care Data Set, 1997
Ozbolt, Judy Grace. Patient Data Care Set (PCDS), Version 4.0, 1998.Contact: judy.ozbolt@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu; Vanderbilt University School of Nursing; 400-C Godchaux Hall; Nashville, TN 37240-0008; Telephone 615-343-3291
Number of Strings: 2229
Context: FULL-NOSIB

PDQPDQ2007_02Physician Data Query, 2007_02
PDQ. Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute, February 2007.
Number of Strings: 26185
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

PNDSPNDS2002Perioperative Nursing Data Set, 2nd edition, 2002
Perioperative nursing data set : the perioperative nursing vocabulary, 2nd Ed. edited by Suzanne C. Beyea. / AORN; Denver, Colo. : AORN, 2002
Number of Strings: 268
Context: FULL-NOSIB

PPACPPAC98Pharmacy Practice Activity Classification, 1998
Pharmacy Practice Activity Classification (PPAC). Version 1. Washington (DC): American Pharmaceutical Association, 1998.
Number of Strings: 380
Context: FULL

PSYPSY2004Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 2004
American Psychological Association. Thesaurus of psychological index terms/Lisa A. Gallagher, ed., 10th ed., 30th anniversary, 1974-2004. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, c2005.
Number of Strings: 7961
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

QMRQMR96Quick Medical Reference (QMR), 1996
Quick Medical Reference (QMR). San Bruno (CA): First DataBank, 1997.
Number of Strings: 943

RAMRAM99QMR clinically related terms from Randolph A. Miller, 1999
QMR clinically related terms from Randolf A. Miller, 1999.
Number of Strings: 258

RCDRCD99Clinical Terms Version 3 (CTV3) (Read Codes), 1999
Clinical Terms Version 3 (CTV3) (Read Codes) (Q199): National Health Service National Coding and Classification Centre; March, 1999.
Number of Strings: 347308
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

RCDAERCDAE_1999Read thesaurus, American English Equivalents, 1999
American English equivalent of the Clinical Terms Version 3 (Q1, 1999), produced by NLM. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine, UMLS project, 1999.
Number of Strings: 17296

RCDSARCDSA_1999Read thesaurus Americanized Synthesized Terms, 1999
American English equivalent of synthesized terms from the Clinical Terms Version 3 (Q1, 1999), produced by NLM. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine, UMLS project, 1999.
Number of Strings: 1180

RCDSYRCDSY_1999Read thesaurus, Synthesized Terms, 1999
Synthesized Read terms (without initial bracketed letters) of the Clinical Terms Version 3 (Q1, 1999), produced by NLM. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine, UMLS project, 1999.
Number of Strings: 22127

RXNORM
(updated)
RXNORM_07AC_080131FRxNorm Vocabulary, 07AC_080131F
RxNorm;META2007AC Full Update 2008_01_31;Bethesda, MD;National Library of Medicine
Number of Strings: 388868

SCTSPA
(updated)
SCTSPA_2007_10_31SNOMED Terminos Clinicos (SNOMED CT), Edicion en Espanol, Distribucion Internacional, Octubre de 2007, 2007_10_31
College of American Pathologists;SNOMED Terminos Clinicos (SNOMED CT), Edicion en Espanol;October 31, 2007
Number of Strings: 1399646
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

SNMSNM2SNOMED-2, 2
Cote, Roger A., editor. Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine. 2nd ed. Skokie (IL): College of American Pathologists, 1979. SNOMED update, 1982. Skokie (IL): College of American Pathologists, 1982.
Number of Strings: 44062
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE

SNMISNMI98SNOMED International, 1998
Cote, Roger A., editor. Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine: SNOMED International. Northfield (IL): College of American Pathologists; Schaumburg (IL): American Veterinary Medical Association, Version 3.5, 1998.
Number of Strings: 164173
Context: FULL-NOSIB

SNOMEDCT
(updated)
SNOMEDCT_2008_01_31SNOMED Clinical Terms, 2008_01_31
SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms);January 2008;Copenhagen, Denmark;IHTSDO (International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation);January 31, 2008;http://www.ihtsdo.org/
Number of Strings: 938012
Context: FULL-NOSIB-MULTIPLE
CHI standard

SPNSPN2003Standard Product Nomenclature, 2003
Standard Product Nomenclature (SPN). Rockville, (MD); U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2003
Number of Strings: 4881

SRCSRCMetathesaurus Source Terminology Names
UMLS Metathesaurus Source Terminologies. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine.
Number of Strings: 744

ULTULT93UltraSTAR, 1993
Bell, Douglas. Ultrasound Structured Attribute Reporting (UltraSTAR). Boston (MA): Brigham & Womens Hospital, 1993.
Number of Strings: 84

UMDUMD2008UMDNS: product category thesaurus, 2008
The Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System;ECRI;Plymouth Meeting;2008
Number of Strings: 21180
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

USPMGUSPMG_2004USP Model Guidelines, 2004
United States Pharmacopeia (USP). Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Model Guidelines: Drug Categories and Classes in Part D, 2004. http://www.usp.org/pdf/EN/mmg/comprehensiveDrugListing2004-12-31.pdf
Number of Strings: 1777
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

UWDAUWDA173University of Washington Digital Anatomist, 1.7.3
University of Washington Digital Anatomist, (UWDA). Seattle (WA): University of Washinton, Version 1.7.3, March, 2003. Jose Mejino, M.D.; email: onard@biostr.washington.edu
Number of Strings: 92913
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

VANDF
(updated)
VANDF_2007_12_18Veterans Health Administration National Drug File, 2007_12_18
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File;December 18, 2007;Washington, DC;U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Number of Strings: 25989

WHOWHO97WHO Adverse Reaction Terminology, 1997
WHO Adverse Drug Reaction Terminology (WHOART). Uppsala (Sweden): WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, 1997.
Number of Strings: 3831
Context: FULL-MULTIPLE

WHOFREWHOFRE_1997WHOART, French Translation, 1997
WHO Adverse Drug Reaction Terminology (WHOART). French Translation. Uppsala (Sweden): WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, 1997.
Number of Strings: 3669

WHOGERWHOGER_1997WHOART, German Translation, 1997
WHO Adverse Drug Reaction Terminology (WHOART). German Translation. Uppsala (Sweden): WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, 1997.
Number of Strings: 3401

WHOPORWHOPOR_1997WHOART, Portuguese Translation, 1997
WHO Adverse Drug Reaction Terminology (WHOART). Portuguese Translation. Uppsala (Sweden): WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, 1997.
Number of Strings: 3712

WHOSPAWHOSPA_1997WHOART, Spanish Translation, 1997
WHO Adverse Drug Reaction Terminology (WHOART). Spanish Translation. Uppsala (Sweden): WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, 1997.
Number of Strings: 3104

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Last updated: 06 June 2008
First published: 20 July 2004
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