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type: codesystemcodesystem: variable-type

Variable Type

Concepts

CodeDisplayDefinition
dichotomousDichotomousThe variable is dichotomous, such as present or absent.
continuousContinuousThe variable is a continuous result such as a quantity.
descriptiveDescriptiveThe variable is described narratively rather than quantitatively.

CodeSystem XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="variable-type"/>
  <meta>

  </meta>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-type"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1344"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="VariableType"/>
  <title value="Variable Type"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <description value="VariableType"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="dichotomous"/>
    <display value="Dichotomous"/>
    <definition value="The variable is dichotomous, such as present or absent."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="continuous"/>
    <display value="Continuous"/>
    <definition value="The variable is a continuous result such as a quantity."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="descriptive"/>
    <display value="Descriptive"/>
    <definition value="The variable is described narratively rather than quantitatively."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>