ETHNIC_BACKGROUND

Description:

Table to store information about the patient's ethnic background.

Primary Key

Column Name	Ordinal Position
PAT_ID	1
LINE	2

Column Information

	Name	Type	Discontinued?
1	PAT_ID	VARCHAR	No
	The unique ID of the patient record for this row. This column is frequently used to link to the PATIENT table.
2	LINE	INTEGER	No
	The line number for the information associated with this record. Multiple pieces of information can be associated with this record.
3	ETHNIC_BKGRND_C_NAME	VARCHAR	No
	This item is used to collect information about the patient's ethnic background May contain organization-specific values: Yes