##  Tobacco Use Contributed To Death

**Tobacco Use Contributed To Death** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 Observation>](http://www.hl7.org/fhir/observation.html) resource. It is used to convey an indication as to whether, according to the death certifier, tobacco use was a contributing cause of death. Allowable values are yes, no, probably, and unknown.

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### **UML Expression**

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### **Structure Definition**

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### **Element Bindings**
|Element Name|Binding Type|Binding Value|Fixed Value Code System|
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|code|Fixed Value|"69443-0"|LOINC|
|status|Fixed Value|"final"|observation-status|
|subject|Reference|VRDR Decedent||
|valueCodeableConcept|Value Set|ContributoryTobaccoUseVS||

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### **Element Table**

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### **Requirements Traceability Mappings**

|Element Path|Reference|Location|Data Item|
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|valueCodeableConcept|Vital Records DAM|3.02 Decedent|tobaccoUse|
|valueCodeableConcept|Death Certificate| Item 35|Did Tobacco use contribute to death?|
|valueCodeableConcept|Standard Death Record IG|SDR TobaccoUseContributedToDeath Profile|Observation.valueCodeableConcept|