Reference Tables: Time unit
General information
ID:
CD-TIMEUNIT
STATUS:
Published
VERSION:
2.1
DATE:
2012-10-01
DESCRIPTION:
Describe time units : extract of the ISO 2955-83 standard, extended with some extra values.
Context of use (example): unit element of duration element (item)
Values
| Code | Meaning (English) | Meaning (French) | Meaning (Dutch) | Meaning (German) | SNOMED-CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Year | année | jaar | Jahre | |
| mo | Month | mois | maand | monat | |
| wk | Week | semaine | week | woche | |
| d | Day | jour | dag | tag | |
| hr | Hour | heure | uur | uhr | |
| min | Minute | minute | minuut | minut | |
| s | Second | seconde | seconde | sekunde | |
| ms | Millisecond | milliseconde | milliseconde | millisekunde | |
| us | Microsecond | microseconde | microseconde | microsekunde | |
| ns | Nanosecond | nanoseconde | nanoseconde | nanosekunde |
Examples
<item> … <duration> <decimal>10</decimal> <cd S="CD-TIMEUNIT" SV="2.1">s</cd> </duration> ... </item> This means that the duration of the item is 10 seconds.