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2.29.0 BackboneElement

The base definition for complex elements defined as part of a resource definition - that is, elements that have children that are defined in the resource. Data Type elements do not use this type, though a few data types specialize it (Timing, Dosage, ElementDefinition). For instance, Patient.contact is an element that is defined as part of the patient resource, so it automatically has the type BackboneElement.

Note that the descendant types of BackboneElement are all declared implicitly as part of the definitions of the resources.

2.29.0.1 Content

<[name] xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
 <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <modifierExtension><!-- 0..* Extension  Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized  --></modifierExtension>
</[name]>

{doco 
 // from Element: extension
 (Modifier Extensions - see JSON page)
}

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
[
 # from Element: Element.extension
 fhir:BackboneElement.modifierExtension[ Extension ], ... ; # 0..* Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
]

<[name] xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
 <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <modifierExtension><!-- 0..* Extension  Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized  --></modifierExtension>
</[name]>

{doco 
 // from Element: extension
 (Modifier Extensions - see JSON page)
}

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
[
 # from Element: Element.extension
 fhir:BackboneElement.modifierExtension[ Extension ], ... ; # 0..* Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
]