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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. 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 Field|Required|Type|Description
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|observation_id|Yes|integer|A unique identifier for each observation.| |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.| |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.| |observation_concept_id|Yes|integer|A foreign key to the standard observation concept identifier in the Standardized Vocabularies.|