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StructureDefinition for Element
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            <a href="element-definitions.html#Element" title="Element : Base definition for all elements in a resource.">Element</a>
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             may be any string value that does not contain spaces.">id</a>
            <a name="Element.id"> </a>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a>
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             that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.">extension</a>
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            <a href="extensibility.html#Extension">Extension</a>
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            <br/>
            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format">
              <img alt="doco" src="help16.png" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format
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  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>
  <name value="Element"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00"/>
  <description value="Base StructureDefinition for Element Type"/>
  <fhirVersion value="1.6.0"/>
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    <name value="RIM Mapping"/>
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  <kind value="complex-type"/>
  <abstract value="true"/>
  <type value="Element"/>
  <snapshot>
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      <path value="Element"/>
      <short value="Base for all elements"/>
      <definition value="Base definition for all elements in a resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <condition value="ele-1"/>
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        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>
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        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/>
      </constraint>
      <mapping>
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      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
       string value that does not contain spaces."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
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    </element>
    <element id="Element.extension">
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      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
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       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
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      <type>
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      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
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      <definition value="Base definition for all elements in a resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <condition value="ele-1"/>
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      </constraint>
      <mapping>
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        <map value="n/a"/>
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      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
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      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
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      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
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      <max value="*"/>
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      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
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Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.