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Text
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This datatype can be free text or coded. Coding may be specified within
the archetype, and then bound to a terminology, or bound to a subset of
a terminology. |
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Any
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The datatype is not constrained and can be set to any datatype by the application (or user). |
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Choice
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This datatype is not set but limited to a constrained choice. |
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Count or integer
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This datatype allows whole numbers. |
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Date and time, Date or Time
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This datatype allows dates, dates and times or just times to be captured. |
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Duration
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This datatype allows durations of time to be captured using one or more units. (e.g. '5 days, 2 hours' or '26 weeks, 3 days') |
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Interval
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This datatype allows intervals of Counts, Dates and Quantities |
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Multimedia
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This datatype allows data defined elsewhere to be captured (such as images, word documents and sounds). |
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Ordinal
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This datatype allows a number to be associated with text so that the
value can be interpreted numerically or texturally (such as 1=mild,
2=moderate and 3=severe). |
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Quantity
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This data type allows capture of data that is measured and has units (e.g. '5 kg' or '120 mmHg'). |
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Proportion
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This datatype allows 2 numbers to be captured and then represented as a
ratio, fraction, % or integer fraction (e.g. 1:2, 1/2, 5%, 1 1/2). |
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True or False
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This datatype allows the capture of a true or false value. |
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URI
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The datatype allows the capture of a web address or path to data within this electronic health record. |
