http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence|4.0.1

The Evidence resource describes the conditional state (population and any exposures being compared within the population) and outcome (if specified) that the knowledge (evidence, assertion, recommendation) is about.

Structure JSON Dependencies FHIRSchema Other Versions Dependant (0)Elements Summary

Name	Flags	Card	Type	Description & Constraints
Evidence		0..*		A research context or question
url	Σ	0..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a URI (globally unique)
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Additional identifier for the evidence
version	Σ	0..1	string	Business version of the evidence
name	Σ	0..1	string	Name for this evidence (computer friendly)
title	Σ	0..1	string	Name for this evidence (human friendly)
shortTitle		0..1	string	Title for use in informal contexts
subtitle		0..1	string	Subordinate title of the Evidence
status *	?!Σ	1..1	code	draft \| active \| retired \| unknown PublicationStatus (required)
date	Σ	0..1	dateTime	Date last changed
publisher	Σ	0..1	string	Name of the publisher (organization or individual)
contact	Σ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
description	Σ	0..1	markdown	Natural language description of the evidence
note		0..*	Annotation	Used for footnotes or explanatory notes
useContext	Σ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdiction	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for evidence (if applicable) Jurisdiction (extensible)
copyright		0..1	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
approvalDate		0..1	date	When the evidence was approved by publisher
lastReviewDate		0..1	date	When the evidence was last reviewed
effectivePeriod	Σ	0..1	Period	When the evidence is expected to be used
topic		0..*	CodeableConcept	The category of the Evidence, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc. DefinitionTopic (example)
author		0..*	ContactDetail	Who authored the content
editor		0..*	ContactDetail	Who edited the content
reviewer		0..*	ContactDetail	Who reviewed the content
endorser		0..*	ContactDetail	Who endorsed the content
relatedArtifact		0..*	RelatedArtifact	Additional documentation, citations, etc.
exposureBackground *	Σ	1..1	Reference	What population?
exposureVariant	Σ	0..*	Reference	What exposure?
outcome	Σ	0..*	Reference	What outcome?