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Evidence

draftFHIR Core package4.3.0resource5 key elements

The Evidence Resource provides a machine-interpretable expression of an evidence concept including the evidence variables (eg population, exposures/interventions, comparators, outcomes, measured variables, confounding variables), the statistics, and the certainty of this evidence.

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir

Canonical URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence
ID: Evidence
Type: Evidence
Base Definition: DomainResource
Derivation: specialization

Mandatory and Must-Support Elements

Elements with cardinality > 0 or marked as Must Support (S)

Path	Card.	Type	Flags	Description
status	1..1	code	1+	draft \| active \| retired \| unknown
variableDefinition	1..*	BackboneElement	1+	Evidence variable such as population, exposure, or outcome
variableDefinition.variableRole	1..1	CodeableConcept	1+	population \| subpopulation \| exposure \| referenceExposure \| measuredVariable \| confounder
statistic.modelCharacteristic.code	1..1	CodeableConcept	1+	Model specification
statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable.variableDefinition	1..1	Reference	1+	Description of the variable