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: PICO Classification Value Set

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    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet pico-classification</b></p><a name=\"pico-classification\"> </a><a name=\"hcpico-classification\"> </a><p>This value set includes codes based on the following rules:</p><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"CodeSystem-179423.html\"><code>https://fevir.net/resources/CodeSystem/179423</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to the version provided in this specification\"> version &#x1F4E6;1.0.0-ballot3</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-179423.html#179423-population\">population</a></td><td>Population</td><td>Population</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-179423.html#179423-intervention\">intervention</a></td><td>Intervention</td><td>Intervention</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-179423.html#179423-comparator\">comparator</a></td><td>Comparator</td><td>Comparator</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-179423.html#179423-outcome-measure\">outcome-measure</a></td><td>Outcome Measure</td><td>Outcome Measure</td></tr></table></li><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/7.1.0/CodeSystem-usage-context-type.html\"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to 2.0.1, the version found through the package references\"> version &#x1F4E6;2.0.1</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/7.1.0/CodeSystem-usage-context-type.html#usage-context-type-age\">age</a></td><td>Age Range</td><td>The age of the patients for which this artifact/element applies. For this context type, the value could be a range that specifies the applicable ages or a code from an appropriate value set such as the MeSH value set http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-AgeGroupObservationValue.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/7.1.0/CodeSystem-usage-context-type.html#usage-context-type-gender\">gender</a></td><td>Gender</td><td>The gender of the patient for which this artifact/element applies. For this context type, appropriate values can be found in the http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender value set.</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>"
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  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm/ValueSet/pico-classification",
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  "version" : "1.0.0-ballot3",
  "name" : "PICOClassification",
  "title" : "PICO Classification Value Set",
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  "date" : "2026-05-12T21:21:32+00:00",
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  "description" : "Classifications by PICO (population, intervention, comparator, outcome) to represent clinical questions or the specification of focus of interest for evidence, evidence reports, and recommendations.",
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            "code" : "intervention",
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            "code" : "comparator",
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