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      This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/evidence-classifier-code defines
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          contains human COVID-19 disease in the research data as any variable (population, exposure
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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="evidence-classifier-code"/> 
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      <p> This code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/evidence-classifier-code</code>  defines the following codes:
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">COVID19Specific
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-COVID19Specific"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> COVID-19 specific article</td> 
          <td> About COVID-19.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">COVID19Relevant
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-COVID19Relevant"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> COVID-19 relevant (but not specific) article</td> 
          <td> Not about COVID-19 but relevant to COVID-19 management or understanding.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">COVID19HumanResearch
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-COVID19HumanResearch"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> COVID-19 human data in population, exposure, or outcome</td> 
          <td> contains human COVID-19 disease in the research data as any variable (population,
             exposure or outcome).</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">OriginalResearch            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-OriginalResearch"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article includes original research</td>           <td> such as randomized trial, observational study.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">ResearchSynthesis            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-ResearchSynthesis"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article includes synthesis of research</td>           <td> such as systematic review, meta-analysis, rapid review.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">Guideline            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-Guideline"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article includes guideline</td>           <td> for clinical practice guidelines.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">ResearchProtocol            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-ResearchProtocol"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article provides protocol without results</td>           <td> for research protocols.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">NotResearchNotGuideline            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-NotResearchNotGuideline"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article is neither research nor guideline</td>           <td> for things that are not research reports, research protocols or guidelines.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">Treatment            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-Treatment"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article about treatment</td>           <td> about therapeutic interventions.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">PreventionAndControl            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-PreventionAndControl"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article about prevention and control</td>           <td> about preventive care and interventions.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">Diagnosis            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-Diagnosis"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article about diagnosis</td>           <td> about methods to distinguish having or not having a condition.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">PrognosisPrediction            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-PrognosisPrediction"> </a>           </td>           <td> Article about prognosis or prediction</td>           <td> about predicting risk for something or risk factors for it.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsYes            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsYes"> </a>           </td>           <td> Rated as yes, affirmative, positive, present, or include</td>           <td/>          </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsNo            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsNo"> </a>           </td>           <td> Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude</td>           <td> Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">NotAssessed            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-NotAssessed"> </a>           </td>           <td> Not rated, not assessed</td>           <td> Neither rated as yes nor rated as no.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsRCT            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsRCT"> </a>           </td>           <td> classified as randomized controlled trial</td>           <td> classified as randomized controlled trial.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsControlledTrial            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsControlledTrial"> </a>           </td>           <td> classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)</td>           <td> classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental).</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsComparativeCohort            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsComparativeCohort"> </a>           </td>           <td> classified as comparative cohort study (observational)</td>           <td> classified as comparative cohort study (observational).</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsCaseControl            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsCaseControl"> </a>           </td>           <td> classified as case-control study</td>           <td> classified as case-control study.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsUncontrolledSeries            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsUncontrolledSeries"> </a>           </td>           <td> classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series)</td>           <td> classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series).</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsMixedMethods            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsMixedMethods"> </a>           </td>           <td> classified as mixed-methods study</td>           <td> classified as mixed-methods study.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsOther            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsOther"> </a>           </td>           <td> classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified)</td>           <td> classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified).</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">RiskOfBias            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RiskOfBias"> </a>           </td>           <td> Risk of bias assessment</td>           <td> Risk of bias assessment.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">NoBlinding            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-NoBlinding"> </a>           </td>           <td> No blinding</td>           <td> No blinding.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">AllocConcealNotStated            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-AllocConcealNotStated"> </a>           </td>           <td> Allocation concealment not stated</td>           <td> Allocation concealment not stated.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">EarlyTrialTermination            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-EarlyTrialTermination"> </a>           </td>           <td> Early trial termination</td>           <td> Early trial termination.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">NoITT            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-NoITT"> </a>           </td>           <td> No intention-to-treat analysis</td>           <td> No intention-to-treat analysis.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">Preprint            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-Preprint"> </a>           </td>           <td> Preprint (not final publication)</td>           <td> Results presented in preprint (pre-final publication) form.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">PreliminaryAnalysis            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-PreliminaryAnalysis"> </a>           </td>           <td> Preliminary analysis</td>           <td> Preliminary analysis.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">BaselineImbalance            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-BaselineImbalance"> </a>           </td>           <td> Baseline imbalances</td>           <td> Differences between groups at start of trial may confound or bias the findings.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">SubgroupAnalysis            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-SubgroupAnalysis"> </a>           </td>           <td> Subgroup analysis</td>           <td> Subgroup analysis.</td>         </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="cds"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="trial-use"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">    <valueInteger value="0"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/evidence-classifier-code"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1959"/>   </identifier>   <version value="5.0.0"/>   <name value="EvidenceClassifier"/>   <title value="Evidence Classifier"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2020-12-28T16:55:11+11:00"/>   <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>     </telecom>     <telecom>       <system value="email"/>       <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <description value="Commonly used classifiers for evidence sets."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-classifier-code"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="COVID19Specific"/>     <display value="COVID-19 specific article"/>     <definition value="About COVID-19."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="COVID19Relevant"/>     <display value="COVID-19 relevant (but not specific) article"/>     <definition value="Not about COVID-19 but relevant to COVID-19 management or understanding."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="COVID19HumanResearch"/>     <display value="COVID-19 human data in population, exposure, or outcome"/>     <definition value="contains human COVID-19 disease in the research data as any variable (population,

     exposure or outcome)."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="OriginalResearch"/>     <display value="Article includes original research"/>     <definition value="such as randomized trial, observational study."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="ResearchSynthesis"/>     <display value="Article includes synthesis of research"/>     <definition value="such as systematic review, meta-analysis, rapid review."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="Guideline"/>     <display value="Article includes guideline"/>     <definition value="for clinical practice guidelines."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="ResearchProtocol"/>     <display value="Article provides protocol without results"/>     <definition value="for research protocols."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="NotResearchNotGuideline"/>     <display value="Article is neither research nor guideline"/>     <definition value="for things that are not research reports, research protocols or guidelines."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="Treatment"/>     <display value="Article about treatment"/>     <definition value="about therapeutic interventions."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="PreventionAndControl"/>     <display value="Article about prevention and control"/>     <definition value="about preventive care and interventions."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="Diagnosis"/>     <display value="Article about diagnosis"/>     <definition value="about methods to distinguish having or not having a condition."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="PrognosisPrediction"/>     <display value="Article about prognosis or prediction"/>     <definition value="about predicting risk for something or risk factors for it."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsYes"/>     <display value="Rated as yes, affirmative, positive, present, or include"/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsNo"/>     <display value="Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude"/>     <definition value="Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="NotAssessed"/>     <display value="Not rated, not assessed"/>     <definition value="Neither rated as yes nor rated as no."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsRCT"/>     <display value="classified as randomized controlled trial"/>     <definition value="classified as randomized controlled trial."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsControlledTrial"/>     <display value="classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)"/>     <definition value="classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsComparativeCohort"/>     <display value="classified as comparative cohort study (observational)"/>     <definition value="classified as comparative cohort study (observational)."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsCaseControl"/>     <display value="classified as case-control study"/>     <definition value="classified as case-control study."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsUncontrolledSeries"/>     <display value="classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series)"/>     <definition value="classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series)."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsMixedMethods"/>     <display value="classified as mixed-methods study"/>     <definition value="classified as mixed-methods study."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RatedAsOther"/>     <display value="classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified)"/>     <definition value="classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified)."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="RiskOfBias"/>     <display value="Risk of bias assessment"/>     <definition value="Risk of bias assessment."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="NoBlinding"/>     <display value="No blinding"/>     <definition value="No blinding."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="AllocConcealNotStated"/>     <display value="Allocation concealment not stated"/>     <definition value="Allocation concealment not stated."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="EarlyTrialTermination"/>     <display value="Early trial termination"/>     <definition value="Early trial termination."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="NoITT"/>     <display value="No intention-to-treat analysis"/>     <definition value="No intention-to-treat analysis."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="Preprint"/>     <display value="Preprint (not final publication)"/>     <definition value="Results presented in preprint (pre-final publication) form."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="PreliminaryAnalysis"/>     <display value="Preliminary analysis"/>     <definition value="Preliminary analysis."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="BaselineImbalance"/>     <display value="Baseline imbalances"/>     <definition value="Differences between groups at start of trial may confound or bias the findings."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="SubgroupAnalysis"/>     <display value="Subgroup analysis"/>     <definition value="Subgroup analysis."/>   </concept> 


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