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Definition for Code System CharacteristicMethod
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="characteristic-method"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2020-05-03T08:43:35.811+10:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> CharacteristicMethod</h2> <div> <p> The method used to determine the characteristic(s) of the variable.</p> </div> <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/characteristic-method 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">Default <a name="characteristic-method-Default"> </a> </td> <td> Default</td> <td> Default.</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="draft"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="1"/> </extension> <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/characteristic-method"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1453"/> </identifier> <version value="4.4.0"/> <name value="CharacteristicMethod"/> <title value="CharacteristicMethod"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2020-05-03T08:43:35+10:00"/> <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 method used to determine the characteristic(s) of the variable."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-method"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="Default"/> <display value="Default"/> <definition value="Default."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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