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IHC -

Person characteristic
UN/CEFACT Revision 2001A Segment List

Function:To specify characteristics of a person such as ethnic origin.
This segment also occurs in the following versions of this standard:
D95B, D96A, D96B, D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B

Pos Segment M/C Repeat Repr. Notes
010 3289 Person characteristic code qualifier M 1 an..3
020 C818 PERSON INHERITED CHARACTERISTIC DETAILS C 1
3311 Inherited characteristic description code C an..8
1131 Code list identification code C an..17
3055 Code list responsible agency code C an..3
3310 Inherited characteristic description C an..70

PosPosition
M/CMandatory or Conditional
Repr.Representation (Data or Content Type)

Segment IHC is used in the following messages:
MEDPID

Change indicators
plus sign An addition.
asterisk Addition/substraction/change to a code entry for a particular data element.
hash or pound sign Changes to names.
vertical bar Changes to text for descriptions, notes and functions.
minus sign A deletion.
letter X Marked for deletion.

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