| Package | ee.fhir.base |
| Type | StructureDefinition |
| Id | ee-patient-age |
| FHIR Version | R5 |
| Source | https://fhir.ee/base/https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7EE/ig-ee-base/StructureDefinition-ee-patient-age.html |
| URL | https://fhir.ee/base/StructureDefinition/ee-patient-age |
| Version | 1.1.3 |
| Status | draft |
| Date | 2025-06-19T12:52:58+00:00 |
| Name | ExtensionEEBasePatientAge |
| Title | EEBase PatientAge |
| Realm | ee |
| Authority | hl7 |
| Description | Patient age measure and unit |
| Type | Extension |
| Kind | complex-type |
| StructureDefinition | |
| ee-patient | EEBase Patient |
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Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition ee-patient-age
Last updated: 2022-10-07 09:27:34+0000
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension | 0..* | Extension | EEBase PatientAge | |
  extension | 0..0 | |||
| url | 1..1 | uri | "https://fhir.ee/base/StructureDefinition/ee-patient-age" | |
  value[x] | 0..1 | Age | Value of extension | |
 value | 1..1 | decimal | Numerical value (with implicit precision) | |
| unit | 1..1 | string | Unit representation | |
| code | 1..1 | code | Coded form of the unit | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
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