FHIR Cross-Version Extensions package for FHIR R4 from FHIR R5
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: Evidence Variable Handling - JSON Representation

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{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "variable-handling",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">\n            <p>This code system \n              <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-handling</code> defines the following codes:\n            </p>\n            <table class=\"codes\">\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\n                  <b>Code</b>\n                </td>\n                <td>\n                  <b>Display</b>\n                </td>\n                <td>\n                  <b>Definition</b>\n                </td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">continuous\n                  <a name=\"variable-handling-continuous\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>continuous variable</td>\n                <td>A continuous variable is one for which, within the limits the variable ranges, any value is possible (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000251).</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">dichotomous\n                  <a name=\"variable-handling-dichotomous\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>dichotomous variable</td>\n                <td>A dichotomous variable is a categorical variable which is defined to have only 2 categories or possible values (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000090).</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ordinal\n                  <a name=\"variable-handling-ordinal\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>ordinal variable</td>\n                <td>An ordinal variable is a categorical variable where the discrete possible values are ordered or correspond to an implicit ranking (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000228).</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">polychotomous\n                  <a name=\"variable-handling-polychotomous\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>polychotomous variable</td>\n                <td>A polychotomous variable is a categorical variable which is defined to have minimally 2 categories or possible values. (from STATO  http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000087).  Suggestion to limit code use to situations when neither dichotomous nor ordinal variables apply.</td>\n              </tr>\n            </table>\n          </div>"
  },
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    },
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      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger" : 5
    },
    {
      "extension" : [
        {
          "url" : "packageId",
          "valueId" : "hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r5.r4"
        },
        {
          "url" : "version",
          "valueString" : "0.0.1-snapshot-2"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode" : "cds"
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-handling",
  "version" : "5.0.0",
  "name" : "EvidenceVariableHandling",
  "title" : "Evidence Variable Handling",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2021-01-05T09:01:24+10:00",
  "publisher" : "Clinical Decision Support",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "Clinical Decision Support",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/dss"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "The handling of the variable in statistical analysis for exposures or outcomes (E.g. Dichotomous, Continuous, Descriptive).",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
          "code" : "001",
          "display" : "World"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-handling",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "continuous",
      "display" : "continuous variable",
      "definition" : "A continuous variable is one for which, within the limits the variable ranges, any value is possible (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000251)."
    },
    {
      "code" : "dichotomous",
      "display" : "dichotomous variable",
      "definition" : "A dichotomous variable is a categorical variable which is defined to have only 2 categories or possible values (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000090)."
    },
    {
      "code" : "ordinal",
      "display" : "ordinal variable",
      "definition" : "An ordinal variable is a categorical variable where the discrete possible values are ordered or correspond to an implicit ranking (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000228)."
    },
    {
      "code" : "polychotomous",
      "display" : "polychotomous variable",
      "definition" : "A polychotomous variable is a categorical variable which is defined to have minimally 2 categories or possible values. (from STATO  http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000087).  Suggestion to limit code use to situations when neither dichotomous nor ordinal variables apply."
    }
  ]
}