Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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| METEOR identifier: | 568402 |
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| Definition: | The head circumference of a baby at birth. |
| Context: | Perinatal |
Birth—head circumference
Object Class attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
| Object class: | Birth |
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| Definition: | The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception of at least 20 weeks of gestation or of 400 grams or more birthweight, where the product can be live born or stillborn. |
| Context: | Perinatal |
| Specialisation of: | Person/group of persons |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Property attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
| Property: | Head circumference |
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| Definition: | The distance around the human head. |
| Property group: | Physical characteristics |
Source and reference attributes
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element concept attributes
Relational attributes
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Product of birth—head circumference
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| Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept: | Birth—head circumference, total centimetres NN[N].N
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