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: Search Strategy Characteristic Code System - JSON Representation

Page standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1

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{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "search-strategy-characteristic-code-system",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem search-strategy-characteristic-code-system</b></p><a name=\"search-strategy-characteristic-code-system\"> </a><a name=\"hcsearch-strategy-characteristic-code-system\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm/CodeSystem/search-strategy-characteristic-code-system</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\">pubmed-search<a name=\"search-strategy-characteristic-code-system-pubmed-search\"> </a></td><td>PubMed search string</td><td>The search string used for the PubMed database.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">embase-search<a name=\"search-strategy-characteristic-code-system-embase-search\"> </a></td><td>Embase search string</td><td>The search string used for the Embase database.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ovid-medline-search<a name=\"search-strategy-characteristic-code-system-ovid-medline-search\"> </a></td><td>Ovid MEDLINE search string</td><td>The search string used for the Ovid MEDLINE database.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ovid-embase-search<a name=\"search-strategy-characteristic-code-system-ovid-embase-search\"> </a></td><td>Ovid Embase search string</td><td>The search string used for the Ovid Embase database.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ovid-cochrane-library-search<a name=\"search-strategy-characteristic-code-system-ovid-cochrane-library-search\"> </a></td><td>Ovid Cochrane Library search string</td><td>The search string used for the Ovid Cochrane Library database.</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
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      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
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      "valueCode" : "cds"
    },
    {
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  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm/CodeSystem/search-strategy-characteristic-code-system",
  "identifier" : [
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      "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.44.16.6"
    }
  ],
  "version" : "1.0.0-ballot2",
  "name" : "SearchStrategyCharacteristicCodeSystem",
  "title" : "Search Strategy Characteristic Code System",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-09-04T23:28:30+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Codes for use in the Group.characteristic.code element in a SearchStrategy Profile.",
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        }
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    }
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  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "pubmed-search",
      "display" : "PubMed search string",
      "definition" : "The search string used for the PubMed database."
    },
    {
      "code" : "embase-search",
      "display" : "Embase search string",
      "definition" : "The search string used for the Embase database."
    },
    {
      "code" : "ovid-medline-search",
      "display" : "Ovid MEDLINE search string",
      "definition" : "The search string used for the Ovid MEDLINE database."
    },
    {
      "code" : "ovid-embase-search",
      "display" : "Ovid Embase search string",
      "definition" : "The search string used for the Ovid Embase database."
    },
    {
      "code" : "ovid-cochrane-library-search",
      "display" : "Ovid Cochrane Library search string",
      "definition" : "The search string used for the Ovid Cochrane Library database."
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}