HL7 Terminology (THO)
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  "id" : "MeSH",
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  },
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    },
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    },
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      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-NamingSystem.title",
      "valueString" : "Medical Subject Headings"
    }
  ],
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  "status" : "active",
  "kind" : "codesystem",
  "date" : "2021-06-29T00:00:00-04:00",
  "publisher" : "National Library of Medicine",
  "contact" : [
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      "name" : "National Library of Medicine; 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894",
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          "system" : "email",
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        },
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      }
    },
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      }
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}