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Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition LINK

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
LINK		0..*	Any	The `LINK` type defines a logical relationship between two items, such as two `ENTRYs` or an `ENTRY` and a `COMPOSITION`.
meaning		1..1	DV_TEXT	Used to describe the relationship, usually in clinical terms, such as in response to (the relationship between test results and an order), follow-up to and so on.
type		1..1	DV_TEXT	The type attribute is used to indicate a clinical or domain-level meaning for the kind of link, for example problem or issue .
target		1..1	DV_EHR_URI	The logical to object in the link relation, as per the linguistic sense of the meaning attribute.
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{
  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "id": "LINK",
  "text": {
    "status": "extensions",
    "div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
  },
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    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/web-source",
      "valueUrl": "https://specifications.openehr.org/releases/RM/development/common.html#_link_class"
    },
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      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
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          }
        ]
      }
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      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode": "informative",
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            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
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  "name": "LINK",
  "title": "LINK",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2025-09-06T15:35:39+10:00",
  "publisher": "openEHR + HL7",
  "contact": [
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        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://www.openehr.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
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    }
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  "baseDefinition": "http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Any",
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        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version",
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        "id": "LINK",
        "path": "LINK",
        "short": "The `LINK` type defines a logical relationship between two items, such as two `ENTRYs` or an `ENTRY` and a `COMPOSITION`.",
        "definition": "The `LINK` type defines a logical relationship between two items, such as two `ENTRYs` or an `ENTRY` and a `COMPOSITION`. Links can be used across compositions, and across EHRs. Links can potentially be used between interior (i.e. non archetype root) nodes, although this probably should be prevented in archetypes. Multiple `LINKs` can be attached to the root object of any archetyped structure to give the effect of a 1->N link.\n\n1:1 and 1:N relationships between archetyped content elements (e.g. `ENTRYs`) can be expressed by using one, or more than one, respectively, `LINKs`. Chains of links can be used to see  problem threads  or other logical groupings of items. \n\nLinks should be between archetyped structures only, i.e. between objects representing complete domain concepts because relationships between sub-elements of whole concepts are not necessarily meaningful, and may be downright confusing. Sensible links only exist between whole `ENTRYs`, `SECTIONs`, `COMPOSITIONs` and so on. ",
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        "short": "Used to describe the relationship, usually in clinical terms, such as  in response to  (the relationship between test results and an order),  follow-up to  and so on.",
        "definition": "Used to describe the relationship, usually in clinical terms, such as  in response to  (the relationship between test results and an order),  follow-up to  and so on. Such relationships can represent any clinically meaningful connection between pieces of information. Values for meaning include those described in Annex C, ENV 13606 pt 2 under the categories of  generic ,  documenting and reporting ,  organisational ,  clinical ,  circumstancial , and  view management .",
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        "short": "The type attribute is used to indicate a clinical or domain-level meaning for the kind of link, for example  problem  or  issue .",
        "definition": "The type attribute is used to indicate a clinical or domain-level meaning for the kind of link, for example  problem  or  issue . If type values are designed appropriately, they can be used by the requestor of EHR extracts to categorise links which must be followed and which can be broken when the extract is created.",
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        "path": "LINK.target",
        "short": "The logical  to  object in the link relation, as per the linguistic sense of the meaning attribute.",
        "definition": "The logical  to  object in the link relation, as per the linguistic sense of the meaning attribute.",
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        "definition": "The `LINK` type defines a logical relationship between two items, such as two `ENTRYs` or an `ENTRY` and a `COMPOSITION`. Links can be used across compositions, and across EHRs. Links can potentially be used between interior (i.e. non archetype root) nodes, although this probably should be prevented in archetypes. Multiple `LINKs` can be attached to the root object of any archetyped structure to give the effect of a 1->N link.\n\n1:1 and 1:N relationships between archetyped content elements (e.g. `ENTRYs`) can be expressed by using one, or more than one, respectively, `LINKs`. Chains of links can be used to see  problem threads  or other logical groupings of items. \n\nLinks should be between archetyped structures only, i.e. between objects representing complete domain concepts because relationships between sub-elements of whole concepts are not necessarily meaningful, and may be downright confusing. Sensible links only exist between whole `ENTRYs`, `SECTIONs`, `COMPOSITIONs` and so on. ",
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      {
        "id": "LINK.meaning",
        "path": "LINK.meaning",
        "short": "Used to describe the relationship, usually in clinical terms, such as  in response to  (the relationship between test results and an order),  follow-up to  and so on.",
        "definition": "Used to describe the relationship, usually in clinical terms, such as  in response to  (the relationship between test results and an order),  follow-up to  and so on. Such relationships can represent any clinically meaningful connection between pieces of information. Values for meaning include those described in Annex C, ENV 13606 pt 2 under the categories of  generic ,  documenting and reporting ,  organisational ,  clinical ,  circumstancial , and  view management .",
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        "id": "LINK.type",
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        "short": "The type attribute is used to indicate a clinical or domain-level meaning for the kind of link, for example  problem  or  issue .",
        "definition": "The type attribute is used to indicate a clinical or domain-level meaning for the kind of link, for example  problem  or  issue . If type values are designed appropriately, they can be used by the requestor of EHR extracts to categorise links which must be followed and which can be broken when the extract is created. \n",
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        "short": "The logical  to  object in the link relation, as per the linguistic sense of the meaning attribute.",
        "definition": "The logical  to  object in the link relation, as per the linguistic sense of the meaning attribute.",
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        "type": [
          {
            "code": "http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DV-EHR-URI"
          }
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  }
}