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Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Inform. 2014 Jun 11;52:121–129. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2014.05.003

Table 1.

Example value sets for concept descriptors described by the Entity-relationship model.

Example IRB Application Status Value Set	Example IRB Vulnerable Populations Value Set
Approved	Children
ApprovedWithCondition	CognitivelyImpaired
Closed	EconomicallyDisadvantagedPerson
Created	EducationallyDisadvantagedPerson
Disapproved	ElderlyPersons
Modification Required	EmancipatedMinor
Renewed	Employees
Submitted	Fetuses
Suspended	HumanInVitroFertilization
Under Review	MatureMinor
	NormalVolunteers
	PregnantWomen
	Prisoners
	Students
	TerminallyIllPatients
	TraumaticOrComatosePatients