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Person—medication type, medication type (ATC/DDD) code A[{NN}AA{NN}]

Definition

The type of prescribed medication administered to a person, as represented by a code

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—medication type, medication type (ATC/DDD) code A[{NN}AA{NN}]

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Medication type (ATC/DDD) code A[{NN}AA{NN}] ".
Data Type String
Format A[{NN}AA{NN}]
Maximum character length 7

Comments

Context:
Public health, health care and clinical settings.

Origin:
World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology 2009. ATC/DDD Index 2010. Norway: Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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