Re: [Gnumed-devel] Measurements (was: New developer searching for a task)

[Hilmar Berger]

Hi,

On 5 Dec 2002, Christof Meigen wrote:
> 
> [ ] There is a comprehensive standard of codes for
>     types of measurement, or we can make up such a 
>     standard
> [x] We'll simply give a set of some basic parameters 
>     and let every gnuMed-User extend/edit this list
>     according to his/her needs
IMHO every measurement has a value and a certain quality, that is
range, device/method used and so on.  

I would suggest that the basic set include for the majority of parameters
at least an entry tagged as "quality unknown". This could be used as a
fallback to exchange data.

Hilmar