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Logical Model: Knowledge graph L1: Evidence

Official URL: http://smart.who.int/base/StructureDefinition/KGEvidence Version: 0.3.0
Active as of 2026-10-06 Computable Name: KGEvidence

The body of evidence behind a recommendation, with its GRADE certainty rating. Class IRI: http://smart.who.int/kg/evidence.

Usages:

  • This Logical Model is not used by any profiles in this Specification

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NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. KGEvidence 0..* Base Knowledge graph L1: Evidence
... summary 0..1 markdown Summary
... certainty 0..1 code Certainty
Binding: Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence (required)
... studyCount 0..1 unsignedInt Study count

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
KGEvidence.certainty Base required Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence 📦0.3.0 This IG

API Information

Knowledge graph L1: Evidence API

The body of evidence behind a recommendation, with its GRADE certainty rating. Class IRI: http://smart.who.int/kg/evidence.

Version: 1.0.0

Endpoints

GET /StructureDefinition-KGEvidence.schema.json

JSON Schema definition for the Logical Model StructureDefinition-KGEvidence

This endpoint serves the JSON Schema definition for the Logical Model StructureDefinition-KGEvidence.

Schema Definition

StructureDefinition-KGEvidence

Description: The body of evidence behind a recommendation, with its GRADE certainty rating. Class IRI: http://smart.who.int/kg/evidence.

Type: object

Full Schema (JSON)

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "http://smart.who.int/base/StructureDefinition-KGEvidence.schema.json",
  "title": "Knowledge graph L1: Evidence",
  "description": "The body of evidence behind a recommendation, with its GRADE certainty rating. Class IRI: http://smart.who.int/kg/evidence.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "resourceType": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "KGEvidence",
      "description": "Resource type identifier for KGEvidence logical model"
    },
    "@context": {
      "description": "JSON-LD context for this logical model with ValueSet vocabularies",
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URI reference to external JSON-LD context"
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Inline JSON-LD context",
          "properties": {
            "@version": {
              "type": "number",
              "const": 1.1
            },
            "fhir": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "http://hl7.org/fhir/"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Array of JSON-LD context objects/URIs",
          "items": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              {
                "type": "object"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "@type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "JSON-LD type identifier for KGEvidence logical model",
      "examples": [
        "LogicalModel-KGEvidence"
      ]
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Summary of the body of evidence."
    },
    "certainty": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Code from ValueSet KGGradeCertaintyVS (plain string)"
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Code from ValueSet KGGradeCertaintyVS (JSON-LD structure)",
          "properties": {
            "@type": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "http://smart.who.int/base/ValueSet-KGGradeCertaintyVS.jsonld",
              "description": "JSON-LD type reference to ValueSet KGGradeCertaintyVS"
            },
            "@id": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uri",
              "description": "Full IRI of the code from ValueSet KGGradeCertaintyVS"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "@type",
            "@id"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        }
      ],
      "description": "GRADE certainty of the body of evidence."
    },
    "studyCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Number of studies in the body of evidence."
    },
    "citation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bibliographic citation of the evidence review."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "resourceType"
  ],
  "resourceDefinition": "http://smart.who.int/base/StructureDefinition/KGEvidence",
  "fhir:parent": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Base",
  "jsonld:valuesets": [
    "KGGradeCertaintyVS"
  ],
  "jsonld:contextTemplate": {
    "@version": 1.1,
    "fhir": "http://hl7.org/fhir/",
    "KGGradeCertaintyVS": "http://smart.who.int/base/ValueSet-KGGradeCertaintyVS.jsonld"
  }
}

This documentation is automatically generated from the OpenAPI specification.

This structure is derived from Base

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. KGEvidence 0..* Base Knowledge graph L1: Evidence
... summary 0..1 markdown Summary
... certainty 0..1 code Certainty
Binding: Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence (required)
... studyCount 0..1 unsignedInt Study count

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
KGEvidence.certainty Base required Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence 📦0.3.0 This IG
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. KGEvidence 0..* Base Knowledge graph L1: Evidence
... summary 0..1 markdown Summary
... certainty 0..1 code Certainty
Binding: Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence (required)
... studyCount 0..1 unsignedInt Study count

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
KGEvidence.certainty Base required Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence 📦0.3.0 This IG

This structure is derived from Base

Summary

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. KGEvidence 0..* Base Knowledge graph L1: Evidence
... summary 0..1 markdown Summary
... certainty 0..1 code Certainty
Binding: Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence (required)
... studyCount 0..1 unsignedInt Study count

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
KGEvidence.certainty Base required Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence 📦0.3.0 This IG

Differential View

This structure is derived from Base

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. KGEvidence 0..* Base Knowledge graph L1: Evidence
... summary 0..1 markdown Summary
... certainty 0..1 code Certainty
Binding: Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence (required)
... studyCount 0..1 unsignedInt Study count

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
KGEvidence.certainty Base required Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence 📦0.3.0 This IG

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. KGEvidence 0..* Base Knowledge graph L1: Evidence
... summary 0..1 markdown Summary
... certainty 0..1 code Certainty
Binding: Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence (required)
... studyCount 0..1 unsignedInt Study count

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
KGEvidence.certainty Base required Knowledge graph: GRADE certainty of evidence 📦0.3.0 This IG

This structure is derived from Base

Summary

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel