S.R. CEN TS 15699:2009

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Introduction to metadata
 4.1 Purpose and format
 4.2 Sources of generally useful metadata elements
 4.3 Sources of medical metadata
 4.4 Characteristics of the metadata element set
5 Metadata element structure for medical knowledge resources
 5.1 Introduction to the medical metadata elements
 5.2 Resource form
 5.3 Intended use
 5.4 Subject and scope
 5.5 Identification and source
 5.6 Quality control
Annex A (informative) List of metadata elements
Annex B (informative) Class diagram
Bibliography

Describes a number of metadata elements that describe documents containing medical knowledge, primarily digital documents provided as web resources, accessible from databases or via file transfer, but can be applicable also to paper documents, e.g. articles in the medical literature.