900000000000441003 |SNOMED CT Model Component (metadata)|
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Purpose
These concepts represent a distinct type of clinical concept
Concept Addition Rules
Subtype descendants of the top level clinical concepts may be added in an extension.
Additional Notes
Concepts added in these hierarchies should conform with:
Concept model rules applicable to the relevant concept domain
Quality standards applicable to all SNOMED CT clinical content.
These concepts should be classified to generate a set of inferred relationships in distribution necessary normal form, for inclusion in the extension distribution files.