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data element

EBM
A structured item characterised by stem and response options, with a history of usage that can be standardised for research purposes across clinical studies conducted by and for NIH.

Informatics
(1) For XML, an item of data provided in a mark-up mode to allow machine processing. The mark up or tagging facilitates document indexing, search and retrieval, and provides standard conventions for insertion of codes.
(2) The smallest unit of information in a transaction.

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j] denotes the original value of the j th data element in [G.

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Three of the 12 core data elements contain multiple components for a total of 18 data elements.

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In cases where the name of the Data Element was ambiguous, the parent object was examined to determine where it should be included.