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The LOINC^® Database includes fields for the LOINC^® codes and each of the six parts of the name of the LOINC^® observations. In addition, it contains many synonyms, comments, and other information. Related words ("synonyms") are included to facilitate searches for individual laboratory test and clinical observation results. The LOINC^® databases are available for downloading in several file formats which are described below.These are provided at no cost (see copyright statements). In each format, the first part of the file contains the copyright notice with permission to use the database for any purpose without charge or written permission. We have copyrighted the databases and this document to prevent multiple variants that would defeat the purpose of a universal identifier for test results.

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Name		Type	Size	Modified
LOINC® and RELMA® Complete Package (ZIP, 245 MB, via FTP) LOINC® 2.36 and RELMA® 5.3 This file contains everything needed to run the RELMA® program along with the LOINC® database in Microsoft Access? format and tab-delimited format. If you download this file, you do not need to download any others. Includes preliminary draft of the German translation.				12/9/11
LOINC® Users' Guide, June 2011 The LOINC® Users' Guide explains the structure of the database, its rationale, and the rules LOINC® uses for naming test results. Please read this to learn more about LOINC®. Adobe Acrobat required.			862 kb	12/8/11
LOINC® Users' Guide in German, June 2009 LOINC® Handbuch deutsch			1243 kb	2/1/11 9
LOINC® Release Notes			73 kb	12/8/11
LOINC® 2.36 Changes Contains the changes made since the last release of the database.			4035 kb	12/8/11
LOINC® 2.36 ASCII database Contains all of the fields as a ASCII database.			4520 kb	12/8/11
LOINC® 2.36 MS Access database Contains all of the fields as a Microsoft AccessTM database.			7525 kb	12/8/11