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DATE OF BIRTH
08-Jan-2009
Demographic Elements
Definition
The patient’s date of birth.
Additional Information
- Collected as YYYY-MM-DD.
- If age is less than 24 hours, complete variables: Age and; Age Units.
- If "Not Recorded/Not Known" complete variables: Age and; Age Units.
- Used to calculate patient age in days, months, or years then deleted.
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