Standardized laboratory test name nomenclature: a requirement for data base exchange.
A new, comprehensive, computer-based medical nomenclature is briefly described in this paper. The terms of this nomenclature are organized into a single hierarchy. Laboratory test names have been made an integral part of the nomenclature, applying classification rules the same way as in the rest of the hierarchical tree.
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D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000592:standards*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013597:Systems Analysis; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States