HL7.TERMINOLOGY\ResearchStudyObjectiveType

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

Code	Display	Definition
primary	Primary	The 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	Secondary	Question to be answered in the study that is of lesser importance than the primary objective.
exploratory	Exploratory	Exploratory questions to be answered in the study.