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Ethnic Group

1997-07-10
Definition: This field further defines the patient's ancestry. Refer to user-defined table 0189 - Ethnic group for suggested values. ERISA has a published list of ethnic classifications that may be used by local agreement at a site.
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0189Ethnic Group
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1O-identifier

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Section 3.3.2

3.3.2 PID - patient identification segment