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UMLS Source Release Documentation

The following table lists the new and updated sources for the 2008AB UMLS Release. Select a source to navigate to its main UMLS documentation Web page. On each source's Web page, you will find three tabs with the following information: Synopsis, MRSAB.RRF file display, and Statistics including sample data.

Information on license restrictions for individual sources is available in the License Agreement for Use of the UMLS Metathesaurus.

Note: Individual source Web pages will be released during the next several weeks. The links will be made live as the pages are completed.


Versioned Source Abbreviation (VSAB) Source Name
FMA2_0 Foundational Model of Anatomy
GO2008_04_01 Gene Ontology
GS_2008_08_11  ±± Gold Standard Alchemy
HUGO2008_03 HUGO
ICD9CM_2009 ICD-9-CM
LNC224 LOINC
LNC224_BRADEN_1988  ± The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk
LNC224_FLACC_1997  ± The Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) Scale
LNC224_MDS20  ± Minimum Data Set
LNC224_OASIS_2002  ± Outcome and Assessment Information Set
LNC224_PHQ_9_1999  ± Patient Health Questionnaire
LNC224_WHO_2006  ± Patient Monitoring Guidelines for HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART)
MDDB_2008_08_06  ±± Master Drug Data Base
MDR11_0 MedDRA
MDRCZE11_0  * MedDRA Czech
MDRDUT11_0  * MedDRA Dutch
MDRFRE11_0  * MedDRA French
MDRGER11_0  * MedDRA German
MDRITA11_0  * MedDRA Italian
MDRJPN11_0  * MedDRA Japanese
MDRPOR11_0  * MedDRA Portuguese
MDRSPA11_0  * MedDRA Spanish
MEDCIN3_2008_07_14 MEDCIN
MEDLINEPLUS_20080614 MedlinePlus
MMSL_2008_08_01  ±± Multum
MMX_2008_08_04  ±± Micromedex
MSH2009_2008_08_06 MeSH
MSHJPN2008  * MeSH Japanese
MSHSWE2008  * MeSH Swedish
MTHFDA_2008_08_04 FDA National Drug Code Directory
MTHICD9_2009 ICD-9-CM Entry Terms (UMLS)
MTHSPL_2008_08_26  ±± FDA Structured Product Labels
NCBI2008_05_07 NCBI Taxonomy
NCI2008_05D NCI Thesaurus
NDDF_2008_08_08  ±± National Drug Data File
NDFRT_2008_03_11 National Drug File - Reference Terminology
RXNORM_08AA_080902F RXNORM
SCTSPA_2008_04_30  * SNOMED Terminos Clinicos
SNOMEDCT_2008_07_31 SNOMED Clinical Terms
VANDF_2008_08_11  ±± National Drug File
±: Indicates LNC subsource
±±: Indicates RxNorm subsource
*: Indicates foreign translation

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Last reviewed: 12 January 2009
Last updated: 12 January 2009
First published: 19 November 2008
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