HL7 Terminology (THO)
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CodeSystem: ResearchStudyObjectiveType

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/research-study-objective-type Version: 0.1.0
Draft as of 2020-04-09 Responsible: HL7 (FHIR Project) Computable Name: ResearchStudyObjectiveType
Other Identifiers: id: urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1248

Codes for the kind of study objective.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/research-study-objective-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
primary PrimaryThe main question to be answered, and the one that drives any statistical planning for the study—e.g., calculation of the sample size to provide the appropriate power for statistical testing.
secondary SecondaryQuestion to be answered in the study that is of lesser importance than the primary objective.
exploratory ExploratoryExploratory questions to be answered in the study.

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2020-10-14reviseVocabulary WGGrahame GrieveReset Version after migration to UTG
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.