## Union of http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Address-eu and http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Address-eu

This is the set of resources that conform to either of the profiles Address (EU) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Address-eu) and Address (EU) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Address-eu). E.g. what you have to deal with if you get resources conforming to one of them

### Structure

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Address |  | 0..* |  | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: ?? (required): The use of an address. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: home
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ?? (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: both
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
line | Σ | 0..* | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
value |  | 0..1 | string | Primitive value for string Max Length:1048576
city | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: Erewhon
district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: Madison
state | Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
postalCode | Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: 9132
country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
value |  | 0..1 | string | Primitive value for string Max Length:1048576
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
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