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

description: The ResearchDefinition 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.
derivation: specialization
name: ResearchDefinition
type: ResearchDefinition
elements:
  description: {short: Natural language description of the research definition, isSummary: true, index: 14}
  exposureAlternative: {short: 'What alternative exposure state?', isSummary: true, index: 33}
  date: {short: Date last changed, isSummary: true, index: 11}
  endorser: {short: Who endorsed the content, array: true, index: 28}
  publisher: {short: Name of the publisher (organization or individual), isSummary: true, index: 12}
  approvalDate: {short: When the research definition was approved by publisher, index: 21}
  jurisdiction:
    short: Intended jurisdiction for research definition (if applicable)
    array: true
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 17
  purpose: {short: Why this research definition is defined, index: 18}
  name: {short: Name for this research definition (computer friendly), isSummary: true, index: 3}
  useContext: {short: The context that the content is intended to support, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 16}
  copyright: {short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, index: 20}
  experimental: {short: 'For testing purposes, not real usage', isSummary: true, index: 8}
  outcome: {short: 'What outcome?', isSummary: true, index: 34}
  topic:
    short: The category of the ResearchDefinition, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-topic'}
    index: 24
  title: {short: Name for this research definition (human friendly), isSummary: true, index: 4}
  library: {short: Logic used by the ResearchDefinition, array: true, index: 30}
  author: {short: Who authored the content, array: true, index: 25}
  usage: {short: Describes the clinical usage of the ResearchDefinition, index: 19}
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|4.0.1'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as \"Is Modifier\" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  subtitle: {short: Subordinate title of the ResearchDefinition, index: 6}
  population: {short: 'What population?', isSummary: true, index: 31}
  comment: {short: Used for footnotes or explanatory notes, array: true, index: 15}
  url: {short: 'Canonical identifier for this research definition, represented as a URI (globally unique)', isSummary: true, index: 0}
  identifier: {short: Additional identifier for the research definition, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  lastReviewDate: {short: When the research definition was last reviewed, index: 22}
  editor: {short: Who edited the content, array: true, index: 26}
  reviewer: {short: Who reviewed the content, array: true, index: 27}
  shortTitle: {short: Title for use in informal contexts, index: 5}
  exposure: {short: 'What exposure?', isSummary: true, index: 32}
  version: {short: Business version of the research definition, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  relatedArtifact: {short: 'Additional documentation, citations, etc.', array: true, index: 29}
  contact: {short: Contact details for the publisher, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  subject:
    short: E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, Device
    choices: []
    meaningWhenMissing: Patient
    index: 10
  effectivePeriod: {short: When the research definition is expected to be used, isSummary: true, index: 23}
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ResearchDefinition
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.0.1
required: [status, population]