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Definition for Code System AddressType
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="address-type"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>AddressType</h2> <div> <p>The type of an address (physical / postal)</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/address-type defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>postal <a name="address-type-postal"> </a> </td> <td>Postal</td> <td>Mailing addresses - PO Boxes and care-of addresses.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>physical <a name="address-type-physical"> </a> </td> <td>Physical</td> <td>A physical address that can be visited.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>both <a name="address-type-both"> </a> </td> <td>Postal & Physical</td> <td>An address that is both physical and postal.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/address-type"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.38"/> </identifier> <version value="1.8.0"/> <name value="AddressType"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00"/> <description value="The type of an address (physical / postal)"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-type"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="postal"/> <display value="Postal"/> <definition value="Mailing addresses - PO Boxes and care-of addresses."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="physical"/> <display value="Physical"/> <definition value="A physical address that can be visited."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="both"/> <display value="Postal & Physical"/> <definition value="An address that is both physical and postal."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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.