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. 2018 May 15:35–43. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-78503-5_5

Medical Classifications and Terminologies

Hercules Dalianis 2,
PMCID: PMC7121301

Abstract

This chapter presents the different medical classifications and terminologies as ICD diagnosis codes, SNOMED CT, MeSH, UMLS, ATC etc.

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