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-The '''study number''' is generated when the data is appended to [[TMSX]] or [[MedTMS]] to uniquely identify a patient ''encounter'', i.e. one ward or unit stay. The study number is unique across the entire data set.
+ '''''Legacy only, see [[D_ID]] for what is used now.
+The '''study number''' was generated when the data was appended to [[TMSX]] or [[MedTMS]] to uniquely identify a patient ''encounter'', i.e. one ward or unit stay. The study number is unique across the entire data set.
 == Study 99,999 ==
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 *example 1/1/85 is example of how dates are stored.
-'''There still is a 99999 in medicine, so I can't just delete the 99999 row. '''Ttenbergen 15:35, 2013 November 20 (CST)
+There was an actual 99999 in medicine, so I can't just delete the 99999 row.
-{{Discussion}}
-What do you mean by the 99,999 row? [[User:TOstryzniuk|Trish Ostryzniuk]] 17:46, 2013 November 20 (CST)
-In Ed's export he has a row that just ID's number of numbers or letters in a column.  Is this what you are talking about?
 [[Category: Identification numbers]]