Codesystem-variable-type.xml

Definition for Code System EvidenceVariableType

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="variable-type"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2019-12-31T21:03:40.621+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> EvidenceVariableType</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> The possible types of variables for exposures or outcomes (E.g. Dichotomous, Continuous,
           Descriptive).</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-type defines the following codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">dichotomous
            <a name="variable-type-dichotomous"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Dichotomous</td> 
          <td> The variable is dichotomous, such as present or absent.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">continuous
            <a name="variable-type-continuous"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Continuous</td> 
          <td> The variable is a continuous result such as a quantity.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">descriptive
            <a name="variable-type-descriptive"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Descriptive</td> 
          <td> The variable is described narratively rather than quantitatively.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="cds"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="trial-use"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-type"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1344"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="4.2.0"/> 
  <name value="EvidenceVariableType"/> 
  <title value="EvidenceVariableType"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2019-12-31T21:03:40+11:00"/> 
  <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> 
  <description value="The possible types of variables for exposures or outcomes (E.g. Dichotomous, Continuous,
   Descriptive)."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-type"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="dichotomous"/> 
    <display value="Dichotomous"/> 
    <definition value="The variable is dichotomous, such as present or absent."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="continuous"/> 
    <display value="Continuous"/> 
    <definition value="The variable is a continuous result such as a quantity."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="descriptive"/> 
    <display value="Descriptive"/> 
    <definition value="The variable is described narratively rather than quantitatively."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem>