LinkageType

Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/linkage-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
source Source of truthThe record represents the "source of truth" (from the perspective of this Linkage resource) for the underlying event/condition/etc.
alternate Alternate recordThe record represents the alternative view of the underlying event/condition/etc. The record may still be actively maintained, even though it is not considered to be the source of truth.
historical Historical/obsolete recordThe record represents an obsolete record of the underlyng event/condition/etc. It is not expected to be actively maintained.