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Person: Name Suffix, Text X(5)

Definition

The text that represents the honour, award or other denomination that follows the name of a person. Used to identify a person when addressing them by name, whether by mail, by phone, or in person, as represented by text.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person: Name Suffix, Text X(5)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Text X(5) ".
Data Type String
Format XXXXX
Maximum character length 5

Comments

Guide for use:

Name suffixes include honours, awards and other denominations that follow a person name, usually as an acronym or abbreviation.

Any, or a combination of, abbreviations listed in Appendix A of Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information may be used.

Origin:
Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.

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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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 3
Inclusion in Data Distributions 2
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0