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1 – Introduction
2 – Major Parts of a LOINC term
3 – Special cases
4 – Clinical observations and measures
5 – Claims attachments
6 – Document Ontology
7 – Panels (Batteries)
8 – Evolving principles for naming collections
9 – Additional content in the LOINC distribution
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A – LOINC Database Structure
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E – Examples for LOINC Property Matching
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D-Dimer Revisions in LOINC
Choosing the Correct LOINC for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus and Streptococcus
KIR Gene Family
Oxygen Saturation and LOINC
Nomenclature of Salmonella Species, Subspecies, and Serovars
Segmented Neutrophils Versus Polymorphonuclear WBC
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