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The OBSERVATION table captures clinical facts about a Person obtained in the context of examination, questioning or a procedure. Any data that cannot be represented by any other domains, such as social and lifestyle facts, medical history, family history, etc. are recorded here.
Field|Required|Type|Description
:--------------------|:--------|:------------|:-------------------------------------------------------
:----------------------------|:--------|:------------|:-------------------------------------------------------
|observation_id|Yes|integer|A unique identifier for each observation.|
|person_id|Yes|integer|A foreign key identifier to the Person about whom the observation was recorded. The demographic details of that Person are stored in the PERSON table.|
|observation_concept_id|Yes|integer|A foreign key to the standard observation concept identifier in the Standardized Vocabularies.|