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where [sctid] is the concept id that identifies the given SNOMED CT edition (based on the identifier of the most dependent module), and "YYYYMMDD" is the date of release. Examples of sctids that identfy a specific edition are shown in the table below:
SNOMED CT Edition | sctid |
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International edition | 900000000000207008 |
Australian |
edition (with drug extension) |
32506021000036107 | |
Canadian English edition | 20621000087109 |
Canadian French edition | 20611000087101 |
Canadian Refset edition | 22091000087100 |
Danish edition | 554471000005108 |
Dutch edition | 11000146104 |
Spanish edition | 449081005 |
Swedish edition | 45991000052106 |
UK clinical edition | 999000021000000109 |
UK edition (with drug extension) | 999000031000000106 |
US edition | 731000124108 |
US edition (with ICD-10-CM maps) | 5991000124107 |
Note that many implementations are in the habit of simply using the date of release in the form YYYYMMDD (e.g. "20140531"), and assuming that the edition is known. However this is not always safe, so implementations that populate the version element must use the URI form.
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