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Definition for Code SystemEvidenceVariableRole
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="variable-role"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2022-05-28T13:47:40.239+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 http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/variable-role 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">population <a name="variable-role-population"> </a> </td> <td> population</td> <td> variable represents a population.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">subpopulation <a name="variable-role-subpopulation"> </a> </td> <td> subpopulation</td> <td> variable represents a subpopulation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">exposure <a name="variable-role-exposure"> </a> </td> <td> exposure</td> <td> variable represents an exposure.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">referenceExposure <a name="variable-role-referenceExposure"> </a> </td> <td> reference exposure</td> <td> variable represents a reference exposure.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">measuredVariable <a name="variable-role-measuredVariable"> </a> </td> <td> measured variable</td> <td> variable represents a measured variable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">confounder <a name="variable-role-confounder"> </a> </td> <td> confounder</td> <td> variable represents a confounder.</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="trial-use"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="1"/> </extension> <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/variable-role"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1457"/> </identifier> <version value="4.3.0"/> <name value="EvidenceVariableRole"/> <title value="EvidenceVariableRole"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2020-12-28T16:55:11+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="The role that the assertion variable plays."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-role"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="population"/> <display value="population"/> <definition value="variable represents a population."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="subpopulation"/> <display value="subpopulation"/> <definition value="variable represents a subpopulation."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="exposure"/> <display value="exposure"/> <definition value="variable represents an exposure."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="referenceExposure"/> <display value="reference exposure"/> <definition value="variable represents a reference exposure."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="measuredVariable"/> <display value="measured variable"/> <definition value="variable represents a measured variable."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="confounder"/> <display value="confounder"/> <definition value="variable represents a confounder."/> </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.