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"definition": "Use this field to find the Episode that subsumes the given Episode record. This is used in the case that an Episode are nested into each other."
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"definition": "A Standard Concept representing the disease phase, outcome, or other abstraction of which the episode consists. For example, if the EPISODE_CONCEPT_ID is [treatment regimen](https://athena.ohdsi.org/search-terms/terms/32531) then the EPISODE_OBJECT_CONCEPT_ID should contain the chemotherapy regimen concept, like [Afatinib monotherapy](https://athena.ohdsi.org/search-terms/terms/35804392)."
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"short": "Episode Start Date",
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"definition": "Use this field to find the Episode that subsumes the given Episode record. This is used in the case that an Episode are nested into each other."
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"short": "Episode Number",
"definition": "For sequences of episodes, this is used to indicate the order the episodes occurred. For example, lines of treatment could be indicated here."
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