Person—name suffix, text X[X(4)]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Name suffix |
| Synonymous names: | Post nominal |
| METEOR identifier: | 613362 |
| Registration status: |
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| Definition: | Additional term used following a person's name to identify the person, usually in relation to others in that person's family, or to acknowledge a qualification, position held or honour awarded, as represented by text. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—name suffix |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Text | |
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| Data type: | String | |
| Format: | X[X(4)] | |
| Maximum character length: | 5 | |
Source and reference attributes | ||
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |
Data element attributes | ||
Collection and usage attributes | ||
| Guide for use: | Multiple name suffixes may be recorded, for example John Markham Jnr MP. Mixed case should be used (rather than upper case only). | |
Source and reference attributes | ||
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |
| Reference documents: | Standards Australia 2014. AS 4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare. Sydney: Standards Australia. | |
Relational attributes | ||
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person (name)—name suffix, text X[XXXX]
See also Person—name suffix sequence number, code N[N]
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