Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 270698 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 |
Definition: | The ASCDC (2000) code set representing drug of concern. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Revision status: | Original 2000 - Standard. |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Drug of concern (ASCDC 2011 extended) code NNNN Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 |
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Classification scheme attributes | |
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Drugs of Concern 2000 |
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Synonymous names: | |
METEOR identifier: | 270550 |
Definition: | The Australian Bureau of Statistics' classification for data relating to drugs which are considered to be of concern in Australian society. |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 |
Classification structure: | The main classification of the ASCEDC has a three level hierarchical structure. It is essentially a classification of type of drug of concern based on the chemical structure, mechanism of action and effect on physiological activity of the drugs of concern. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Indexes in alphabetical and numerical order are available, see the Origin: attribute. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | The Australian Standard Classification of Drugs of Concern (ASCDC). ABS Cat No. 1248.0 (2000). |