Health professional
Object Class Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Object Class |
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| METEOR identifier: | 268985 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
| Definition: | A person whose primary employment role is to diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses and conditions or recommend, administer, dispense and develop medications and treatment to promote or restore good health. |
| Specialisation of: | Service/care provider |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | Health professionals include medical practitioners, nursing professionals, dental practitioners, pharmacists, physiotherapists and podiatrists. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australia Institute of Health and Welfare |
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| Origin: | ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 1997. Australian Standard Classification of Occupations, 2nd ed. Cat. no. 1220.0. Canberra: ABS |
Relational attributes | |
| Data Element Concepts implementing this Object Class: | Health professional—area of clinical practice (principal) Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Health professional—establishment type (employment) Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Health professional—hours worked Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Health professional—labour force status Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Health professional—occupation Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Health professional—principal role Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
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