description: Base StructureDefinition for Period Type
package_name: hl7.fhir.r2b.core
derivation: specialization
name: Period
type: null
elements:
  start:
    isModifier: false
    short: Starting time with inclusive boundary
    index: 0
    comments: If the low element is missing, the meaning is that the low boundary is not known.
    type: dateTime
    mustSupport: false
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Period.start}
    isSummary: true
  end:
    isModifier: false
    short: End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing
    index: 1
    comments: The high value includes any matching date/time. i.e. 2012-02-03T10:00:00 is in a period that has a end value of 2012-02-03.
    type: dateTime
    mustSupport: false
    meaningWhenMissing: If the end of the period is missing, it means that the period is ongoing
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Period.end}
    isSummary: true
package_version: 1.4.0
class: datatype
kind: datatype
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Period
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element
version: null