HL7 Terminology
1.0.0 - Publication

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ResearchStudyObjectiveType

Summary

Defining URL:http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/research-study-objective-type
Version:4.2.0
Name:ResearchStudyObjectiveType
Title:ResearchStudyObjectiveType
Status:draft
Content:All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource
Definition:

Codes for the kind of study objective.

Publisher:HL7 (FHIR Project)
Committee:Biomedical Research and Regulation
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1248 (for OID based terminology systems)
Content Mode:Complete
Value Set:http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/research-study-objective-type ( is the value set for all codes in this code system)
Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

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

ResearchStudyObjectiveType

Codes for the kind of study objective.

This 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

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.