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<td colspan="5"><span class="issueDateMenu" >2008 MARCH&#8211;APRIL</span> <span class="issueNum">No. 361</span>
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<div class="actions">April 28, 2008 <span class="status">[posted]</span>
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<h1>UMLS<span class="registered">&#174;</span> 2008AA Release Available</h1>
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he 2008AA release of the UMLS Knowledge Source was made available for download on April 1, 2008 in conjunction with the April 1 RxNorm full release. Users can download both files from the <a href="//umlsks.nlm.nih.gov">UMLS Knowledge Source Server</a> (UMLSKS). The new UMLS Release includes:
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<li>Forty-seven updated sources, including MeSH, CPT, LOINC, SNOMED CT in English and Spanish, and RxNorm. A complete list of updated sources is available from the <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/archive/20081104/research/umls/umlsdoc.html">2008AA Source Information</a> page.
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<li>Four new sources:
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<li>ICNP (International Classification for Nursing Practice)</li>
<li>LNC_Braden (The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk)</li>
<li>LNC_FLACC (The Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) Scale)</li>
<li>LNC_WHO (Patient Monitoring Guidelines for HIV Care and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART))</li>
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<li>An updated Lexical Variant Generation for 2008 with new and enhanced flow components. Documentation is available from the <a href="//lexsrv3.nlm.nih.gov/LexSysGroup/Summary/lexicalTools.html">Lexical Tools</a> homepage.
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To access these files you must have an active UMLS Metathesaurus<span class="registered">&#174;</span> <a href="//wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/umlslicense/snomed/license.cfm">license</a> and valid UMLSKS account. After you login to the <a href="https://login.nlm.nih.gov/cas/login?service=//umlsks.nlm.nih.gov/uPortal/Login">UMLSKS</a>, click on "UMLS Knowledge Sources" under the "Downloads" on the left side of the UMLSKS homepage to download the files. DVDs will be mailed in May to licensees who requested them. Additional information regarding the UMLS is available on the <a href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/">UMLS homepage</a>. New Users are encouraged to explore training materials and other information in the New Users' Guide.
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<p class="citation">UMLS<span class="registered">&#174;</span> 2008AA Release Available. NLM Tech Bull. 2008 Mar-Apr; (361):e19.</p>
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