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Match the following abbreviations with the descriptive statements.
-Publishes the international classification of diseases

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WHO (World Health Organization) publishes the international classification of diseases.

Answer: H
 LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) is a standard vocabulary for identifying medical laboratory observations.

Answer: A
 MESH (Medical Subject Headings) is a thesaurus of medical terms, and is used for indexing articles and books in biomedical sciences.

Answer: N
 UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) is a set of files and software that brings together many health and biomedical vocabularies and standards to enable interoperability between computer systems.

Answer: O
 NDC (National Drug Code) is a unique identifier given to each medication listed under Section 510 of the US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Answer: J
 NCPDP (National Council for Prescription Drug Programs) is a standards development organization that develops and maintains standards for electronic transactions in the pharmacy services sector.

Note: The other abbreviations are also important in healthcare informatics, but the best choice(s) for the given descriptive statements are as indicated above.

MATCHING Match the Following Abbreviations with the Descriptive Statements