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Example CodeSystem/research-study-objective-type (XML)
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
Definition for Code SystemResearchStudyObjectiveType
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="research-study-objective-type"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/>
<profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p> This code system
<code> http://hl7.org/fhir/research-study-objective-type</code> 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">primary
<a name="research-study-objective-type-primary"> </a>
</td>
<td> Primary</td>
<td> The main question to be answered, and the one that drives any statistical planning
for the study—e.g., calculation of the sample size to provide the appropriate power
for statistical testing.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">secondary
<a name="research-study-objective-type-secondary"> </a>
</td>
<td> Secondary</td>
<td> Question to be answered in the study that is of lesser importance than the primary
objective.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">exploratory
<a name="research-study-objective-type-exploratory"> </a>
</td>
<td> Exploratory</td>
<td> Exploratory questions to be answered in the study.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="brr"/>
</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/research-study-objective-type"/>
<version value="5.0.0"/>
<name value="ResearchStudyObjectiveType"/>
<title value="ResearchStudy Objective Type Code System"/>
<status value="active"/>
<experimental value="false"/>
<date value="2022-05-15T16:55:11.085+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="Codes for the kind of study objective."/>
<jurisdiction>
<coding>
<system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
<code value="001"/>
<display value="World"/>
</coding>
</jurisdiction>
<caseSensitive value="true"/>
<valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/research-study-objective-type"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="primary"/>
<display value="Primary"/>
<definition value="The main question to be answered, and the one that drives any statistical planning
for the study—e.g., calculation of the sample size to provide the appropriate power
for statistical testing."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="secondary"/>
<display value="Secondary"/>
<definition value="Question to be answered in the study that is of lesser importance than the primary
objective."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="exploratory"/>
<display value="Exploratory"/>
<definition value="Exploratory questions to be answered in the study."/>
</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.