Wikidata:Property proposal/LOINC

Description	identifier for medical observations, measurements, and documents in the Regenstrief Institute's Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC), a database of internationalized medical terminology
Represents	Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (Q502480)
Data type	External identifier
Template parameter	"LOINC" in en:template:Infobox diagnostic and en:template:Infobox medical intervention
Domain	medical terminology (Q1192539)
Allowed values	(\d+-\d)
Example	Patient Health Questionnaire (Q1778909) → 69723-5 glycated hemoglobin (Q311213) → 41995-2
Source	"LOINC". Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2017. "FAQ: Structure of LOINC Codes and Names". LOINC. Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
External links	Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt].
Planned use	Addition of an external identifier for medical diagnostics and interventions, particularly those which currently lack an external identifier.
Formatter URL	https://search.loinc.org/search.zul?query=$1
Robot and gadget jobs	Bots can probably collect data from infoboxes.
See also	ICD-10-PCS (P1690) ICD-9-CM (P1692)

Motivation: In addition to identifiers for vital signs, imaging, laboratory tests, and myriad other general and specialty medical concepts, LOINC includes many psychological tests and psychiatric instruments which are not included in databases with existing properties. —ShelleyAdams (talk) 17:09, 26 September 2017 (UTC), edited 16:11, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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