International LOINC Downloads

International adoption of LOINC® continues to grow. A number of efforts have been undertaken to translate the LOINC documents and terms into various languages. The LOINC database and the RELMA program provide language translations as Linguistic Variants.

If you are interested in developing a LOINC translation, please review the LOINC terms-of-use, the Translation User's Guide, and contact us

Chinese 

Translation into Chinese by Lin Zhang at Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China with support from Professor Xing Chen, Director of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and technical support from Yingjie Zhao.

Chinese (China) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of LOINC codes are provided in the database as the Chinese (China) linguistic variant

RELMA with Additional Language Search Index

• RELMA program with Chinese (China) search index

• LOINC User's Guide (December 2007) in Chinese
  
• RELMA User's Guide (December 2007) in Chinese
• Laboratory LOINC and RELMA tutorial (June 2008)
  

Estonian

Translation into Estonian from Estonian LOINC working group of the Estonian Society for Clinical Chemistry, performed by Alar Aab from Department of Clinical Chemistry, United Laboratories, Clinicum of the University of Tartu and Kärt Tomberg. This work was partially supported by Estonian E-Health Foundation.

LOINC Documentation

• LOINC User's Guide (July 2008) in Estonian
  
• Laboratory LOINC and RELMA tutorial (December 2007)
  

French

Canada

Translation into French by Canada Health Infoway.

French (Canada) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of common laboratory LOINC codes are provided in the database as the French (France) linguistic variant

RELMA with Additional Language Search Index

• RELMA program with French (Candada) search index

France

Translation into French by Société Française d'Informatique de Laboratoires.

French (France) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of common laboratory LOINC codes are provided in the database as the French (France) linguistic variant

Switzerland

Translation into French by CUMUL.

French (Switzerland) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of common laboratory LOINC codes are provided in the database as the French (Switzerland) linguistic variant

German

Germany

Translation into German on behalf of the DIMDI by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg; Erlangen. Caroline Heubeck, Dr. Immo Fiebrig, and Dr. Manfred Criegee-Rieck.

LOINC Documentation

• LOINC User's Guide (July 2009) in German

• DIMDI LOINC Companion Site

• German LOINC User's Group Website

Switzerland

Translation into German by CUMUL.

German (Switzerland) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of common laboratory LOINC codes are provided in the database as the German (Switzerland) linguistic variant

Korean

Translation into Korean from Korean Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs. Contributions by:
Kap No Lee, Chang Kyu Lee, Jung-Ah Kwon, Sook Young Bae, and Jang Su Kim from Korea University Guro Hospital; Soo-Young Yoon from Korea University Ansan Hospital; Jong-Hyun Yoon from Seoul National University Boramae Hospital; Won Ki Min, Jin-Sook Rhu, and Seongsoo Jang from Asan Medical Center; Hwan Sub Lim from Kwandong University College of Medicine, Myungji Hospital; Junghan Song from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital; Kyi-Beom Lee from Ajou University Hospital; Keon Wook Kang from Seoul National University Hospital; Chang-Seok Ki from Samsung Medical Center; Seok Lae Chae from Dongguk University International Hospital; Young Joo Cha from Jungag University Hospital; and Min-Gyung Kim, Yun Sim Choi, So Jin Park, Boyoung Jung, Nayoung Kim, Yoon A Kim, Su Kil Kim, Oak-Nam Kin, and Chin Young Cho from Catholic University of Korea.

Korean (Korea, Republic of) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of LOINC codes are provided in the database as the Korean (Korea, Republic of) linguistic variant

RELMA with Additional Language Search Index

• RELMA program with Korean (Korea, Republic of) search index

Portuguese

Brazil

Translation into Portuguese by Jussara Rötzsch, MD, Brazilian Federal Agency for Health Plans and Insurance; Humberto Tiburcio, PhD, Brazilian Clinical Analysis Society; Gastao Rosenfeld, MD, PhD, Brazilian Clinical Pathology Society and Diagnóstico das Américas (DASA).

DRAFT Portuguese (Brazil) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of laboratory LOINC codes are provided in the database as the Portuguese (Brazil) linguistic variant. This translation is currently in a draft state.
  

Spanish

Argentina

Translations into Spanish by Guillermo Reynoso, MD, MBA from the International Medical Terminology Research Center in Argentina.

Spanish (Argentina) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of laboratory LOINC codes are provided in the database as the Spanish (Argentina) linguistic variant

RELMA with Additional Language Search Index

• RELMA program with Spanish (Argentina) search index

Mexico

Translations into Spanish produced by Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, or IMSS).

LOINC Documentation

• LOINC User's Guide (February 2004) in Spanish

• IMSS Website with LOINC English/Spanish translations
• IMSS User's Guide (Manual de Usuario) to Web version of RELMA - 08-26-2004

Spain

Translations into Spanish by the Clinical Laboratory Committee of SERVICIO EXTREMEÑO DE SALUD with the support of BITAC MAP.

Spanish (Spain) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of laboratory LOINC codes are provided in the database as the Spanish (Spain) linguistic variant

RELMA with Additional Language Search Index

• RELMA program with Spanish (Spain) search index