HL7 v2.5.1 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

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## : Religion (2.5.1 - 2.0.0) - JSON Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href=\"CodeSystem-religion2.html\"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2</code></a></li></ul></div>"
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          "valueString" : "generate correct history somehow"
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              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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              "language" : "de",
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              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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            }
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              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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          "code" : "MOM",
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        {
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          "definition" : "Muslim",
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              "language" : "de",
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              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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          "code" : "MSH",
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              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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        {
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        {
          "code" : "NAZ",
          "display" : "Christian: Church of the Nazarene",
          "definition" : "Christian: Church of the Nazarene",
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          "code" : "NOE",
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              "language" : "de",
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            }
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              "language" : "de",
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              "language" : "de",
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