# Logical Record Architecture for Health and Social Care
## Discharge Summary Release 0.02

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The content of this release is not comprehensive and is not fully validated and must not be used in live system implementations.
# Reference Model Abstract Class: ELEMENT
This class represents the leaf nodes within the EHR hierarchy. Each instance of this class will have a single data value, which is one of a defined set of data types. The ELEMENT class is declared abstract for use by the LRA and thus may be instantiated only through one of its non-abstract specialisations. ## Specializes ## ITEM ## Attributes
Name | Data type | Occurs | Description
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value | ANY | 1..1 | An ELEMENT has a single DATA_VALUE containing the value, unless this is indicated as absent by a null_flavour attribute.
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