Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Bowel cancer screening test type |
METEOR identifier: | 732537 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 05/02/2021 |
Definition: | The type of cancer screening test the person receives to determine whether further testing is required to diagnose bowel cancer, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—cancer screening test type |
Value Domain: | Bowel cancer screening test type code N |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | At present, the faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is the primary means by which bowel cancer screening is undertaken. Other test types may be added to this data element if/when they become available. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—cancer screening test type, bowel cancer code N Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Bowel cancer screening test cluster Health, Standard 05/02/2021 |