ISOHL7 27931:2009 Data Exchange Standards Health Level Seven Version 2.5 An application protocol for electronic data exchange in healthcare environments

INTERNATIONAL ISO/HL7
STANDARD 27931

First edition
2009-07-01
Corrected version
2012-10-15

Data Exchange Standards — Health Level
Seven Version 2.5 — An application
protocol for electronic data exchange in
healthcare environments

Normes d'échange de données — Version 2.5 normalisée de
messagerie HL7 — Un protocole d'application pour l'échange de
données électroniques dans les environnements de soins

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ISO/HL7 27931:2009(E)

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