UNIT OF MEASUREMENT (UCUM)
 Related DDCN/DSCN/ISN
Description Where Used Attribute

Format/Length:an
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Notes:
UNIT OF MEASUREMENT (UCUM) is the same as attribute UCUM UNIT OF MEASUREMENT.

The allowed length for a UNIT OF MEASUREMENT (UCUM) data element may vary between different data sets. For information about constraints applied to this data element in specific data sets, see XML Schema and Data Set Constraints.

UCUM UNIT OF MEASUREMENT will be replaced with UNIT OF MEASUREMENT (UCUM), which is the most recent approved national information standards to describe the required definition.

 

This data element is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralUNITS OF MEASUREMENT (UCUM)