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

• LOINC User's Guide (December 2007) in Chinese
  
• RELMA User's Guide (December 2007) in Chinese
• LOINC Translation User's Guide 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 Anu Tamm and 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
• RELMA User's Guide (June 2011) 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 (Canada) linguistic variant

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

LOINC Documentation

• LOINC Translation User's Guide in French
  

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

Greek 

Translation into Greek by Efstratia Kontaxi, MD, MSc, and Evripidis Stefanidis, MD, with technical support from Panagiotis Kontaxis, Diploma of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Greek (Greece) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of Common Laboratory LOINC order codes are provided in the database as the Greek (Greece) linguistic variant

Italian

Italy 

Translation into Italian by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.

Italian (Italy) Linguistic Variant

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

Other Resources Available

• LOINC Italia association website

Switzerland 

Translation into Italian by CUMUL.

Italian (Switzerland) Linguistic Variant

• Translations of common laboratory LOINC codes are provided in the database as the Italian (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

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

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 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