This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.0.82: DSTU 1). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0 . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R3 R2 Dataelement-example.xml Raw XML ( canonical form ) Patient gender represented as an data element (id = "gender") Raw XML <!-- &lt;definition value=&quot;Not known, not observed, not recorded, or refused. &quot;/&gt; --> <!-- &lt;definition value=&quot;A person who belongs to the sex that normally produces sperm. The term is used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions, or both.&quot;/&gt; --> <!-- &lt;definition value=&quot;A person who belongs to the sex that normally produces ova. The term is used to indicate biological sex distinctions, or cultural gender role distinctions, or both.&quot;/&gt; --> </DataElement> Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification. © HL7.org 2011+. FHIR DSTU (v0.4.0-4902) generated on Fri, Mar 27, 2015 00:19+1100. Links: What's a DSTU? | Version History | Specification Map | Compare to DSTU1 | | Propose a change