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CodeSystem: ResearchStudy Objective Type Code System

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/research-study-objective-type Version: 5.0.0
Standards status: Informative Maturity Level: 0 Responsible: Biomedical Research and Regulation Computable Name: ResearchStudyObjectiveType

Codes for the kind of study objective.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/research-study-objective-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
primary Primary 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.
secondary Secondary Question to be answered in the study that is of lesser importance than the primary objective.
exploratory Exploratory Exploratory questions to be answered in the study.