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    "div": "\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis code system \u003ccode\u003ehttp://hl7.org/fhir/evidence-classifier-code\u003c/code\u003e defines the following codes:\u003c/p\u003e\u003ctable class\u003d\"codes\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCode\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisplay\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefinition\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eCOVID19Specific\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-COVID19Specific\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCOVID-19 specific article\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eAbout COVID-19.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eCOVID19Relevant\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-COVID19Relevant\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCOVID-19 relevant (but not specific) article\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eNot about COVID-19 but relevant to COVID-19 management or understanding.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eCOVID19HumanResearch\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-COVID19HumanResearch\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCOVID-19 human data in population, exposure, or outcome\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003econtains human COVID-19 disease in the research data as any variable (population, exposure or outcome).\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eOriginalResearch\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-OriginalResearch\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eArticle includes original research\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003esuch as randomized trial, observational study.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eResearchSynthesis\u003ca 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name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-NotResearchNotGuideline\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eArticle is neither research nor guideline\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003efor things that are not research reports, research protocols or guidelines.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eTreatment\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-Treatment\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eArticle about treatment\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eabout therapeutic interventions.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003ePreventionAndControl\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-PreventionAndControl\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eArticle about prevention and control\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eabout preventive care and interventions.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eDiagnosis\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-Diagnosis\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eArticle about diagnosis\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eabout methods to distinguish having or not having a condition.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003ePrognosisPrediction\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-PrognosisPrediction\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eArticle about prognosis or prediction\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eabout predicting risk for something or risk factors for it.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eRatedAsYes\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsYes\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRated as yes, affirmative, positive, present, or include\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd/\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eRatedAsNo\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsNo\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRated as no, negative, absent, or exclude\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRated as no, negative, absent, or exclude.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eNotAssessed\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-NotAssessed\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eNot rated, not assessed\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eNeither rated as yes nor rated as no.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eRatedAsRCT\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsRCT\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eclassified as randomized controlled trial\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eclassified as randomized controlled trial.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eRatedAsControlledTrial\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsControlledTrial\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eclassified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eclassified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental).\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eRatedAsComparativeCohort\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsComparativeCohort\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eclassified as comparative cohort study (observational)\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eclassified as comparative cohort study (observational).\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"white-space:nowrap\"\u003eRatedAsCaseControl\u003ca name\u003d\"evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsCaseControl\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eclassified as case-control study\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eclassified as case-control 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      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "cds"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode": "trial-use"
    },
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      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
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  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/evidence-classifier-code",
  "identifier": [
    {
      "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1959"
    }
  ],
  "version": "5.0.0",
  "name": "EvidenceClassifier",
  "title": "Evidence Classifier",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2020-12-28T16:55:11+11:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        },
        {
          "system": "email",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "Commonly used classifiers for evidence sets.",
  "jurisdiction": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
          "code": "001",
          "display": "World"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-classifier-code",
  "content": "complete",
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "COVID19Specific",
      "display": "COVID-19 specific article",
      "definition": "About COVID-19."
    },
    {
      "code": "COVID19Relevant",
      "display": "COVID-19 relevant (but not specific) article",
      "definition": "Not about COVID-19 but relevant to COVID-19 management or understanding."
    },
    {
      "code": "COVID19HumanResearch",
      "display": "COVID-19 human data in population, exposure, or outcome",
      "definition": "contains human COVID-19 disease in the research data as any variable (population, exposure or outcome)."
    },
    {
      "code": "OriginalResearch",
      "display": "Article includes original research",
      "definition": "such as randomized trial, observational study."
    },
    {
      "code": "ResearchSynthesis",
      "display": "Article includes synthesis of research",
      "definition": "such as systematic review, meta-analysis, rapid review."
    },
    {
      "code": "Guideline",
      "display": "Article includes guideline",
      "definition": "for clinical practice guidelines."
    },
    {
      "code": "ResearchProtocol",
      "display": "Article provides protocol without results",
      "definition": "for research protocols."
    },
    {
      "code": "NotResearchNotGuideline",
      "display": "Article is neither research nor guideline",
      "definition": "for things that are not research reports, research protocols or guidelines."
    },
    {
      "code": "Treatment",
      "display": "Article about treatment",
      "definition": "about therapeutic interventions."
    },
    {
      "code": "PreventionAndControl",
      "display": "Article about prevention and control",
      "definition": "about preventive care and interventions."
    },
    {
      "code": "Diagnosis",
      "display": "Article about diagnosis",
      "definition": "about methods to distinguish having or not having a condition."
    },
    {
      "code": "PrognosisPrediction",
      "display": "Article about prognosis or prediction",
      "definition": "about predicting risk for something or risk factors for it."
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsYes",
      "display": "Rated as yes, affirmative, positive, present, or include"
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsNo",
      "display": "Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude",
      "definition": "Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude."
    },
    {
      "code": "NotAssessed",
      "display": "Not rated, not assessed",
      "definition": "Neither rated as yes nor rated as no."
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsRCT",
      "display": "classified as randomized controlled trial",
      "definition": "classified as randomized controlled trial."
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsControlledTrial",
      "display": "classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)",
      "definition": "classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)."
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsComparativeCohort",
      "display": "classified as comparative cohort study (observational)",
      "definition": "classified as comparative cohort study (observational)."
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsCaseControl",
      "display": "classified as case-control study",
      "definition": "classified as case-control study."
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsUncontrolledSeries",
      "display": "classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series)",
      "definition": "classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series)."
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsMixedMethods",
      "display": "classified as mixed-methods study",
      "definition": "classified as mixed-methods study."
    },
    {
      "code": "RatedAsOther",
      "display": "classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified)",
      "definition": "classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified)."
    },
    {
      "code": "RiskOfBias",
      "display": "Risk of bias assessment",
      "definition": "Risk of bias assessment."
    },
    {
      "code": "NoBlinding",
      "display": "No blinding",
      "definition": "No blinding."
    },
    {
      "code": "AllocConcealNotStated",
      "display": "Allocation concealment not stated",
      "definition": "Allocation concealment not stated."
    },
    {
      "code": "EarlyTrialTermination",
      "display": "Early trial termination",
      "definition": "Early trial termination."
    },
    {
      "code": "NoITT",
      "display": "No intention-to-treat analysis",
      "definition": "No intention-to-treat analysis."
    },
    {
      "code": "Preprint",
      "display": "Preprint (not final publication)",
      "definition": "Results presented in preprint (pre-final publication) form."
    },
    {
      "code": "PreliminaryAnalysis",
      "display": "Preliminary analysis",
      "definition": "Preliminary analysis."
    },
    {
      "code": "BaselineImbalance",
      "display": "Baseline imbalances",
      "definition": "Differences between groups at start of trial may confound or bias the findings."
    },
    {
      "code": "SubgroupAnalysis",
      "display": "Subgroup analysis",
      "definition": "Subgroup analysis."
    }
  ]
}