Apgar score
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Property |
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| METEOR identifier: | 269035 |
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| Definition: | The score used to evaluate the fitness of a newborn infant, based on heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, cough reflex, and colour. |
| Property group: | Assessment event |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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| Origin: | Macquarie University 2003. The Macquarie Dictionary 3rd edn. Sydney: The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Apgar score at 1 minute
Has been superseded by Apgar score at 5 minutes
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| Data Element Concepts implementing this property: | Birth—Apgar score
Birth—Apgar score
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