A.3 SourceOrganization Table Structure

KB LOINC Users’ Guide Appendix A LOINC Database Structure A.3 SourceOrganization Table Structure
This represents the structure or schema of the Source Organization table whose contents are provided in the SourceOrganization.csv file.
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ID

Type: Number
Width: N/A

A unique numeric identifier for the source. This identifier does not have any meaning outside of LOINC.

COPYRIGHT_ID

Type: Text
Width: 255

Used in the LOINC table as a foreign key.

NAME

Type: Text
Width: 255

Name of the organization or institution.

COPYRIGHT

Type: Memo
Width: N/A

Copyright notice to be displayed for the organization or institution.

TERMS_OF_USE

Type: Memo
Width: N/A

Terms of use text for an external source.

URL

Type: Text
Width: 255

URL link to the reference.