A. Data Definition Tables

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A. data Definition Tables appendix A CONTENTS appendix A A-1 INTRODUCTION ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ .............. A-1 MESSAGE A-2 SEGMENTS ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................ A-5 HL7 AND USER-DEFINED Tables - ALPHABETIC A-10 HL7 AND USER-DEFINED Tables - NUMERIC SORT ........................................ ........................ A-24 data ELEMENT A-189 INTRODUCTION The HL7 specifications were prepared using a data dictionary database. Certain outputs from that database are included in the chapters that define the abstract messages.

The HL7 specifications were prepared using a data dictionary database. Certain outputs from that database are included in the chapters that define the abstract messages. These outputs list the data fields and field notes associated with a segment. Other Data Dictionary outputs are included here to comprise appendix A. These include:

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