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Let's start with an anatomy of metadata: A CDISC SDTM domain or ADaM dataset includes variables. A variable is either represented by a CDISC Controlled Terminology codelist or by a value format. For example, ADaM ADAE (adverse event analysis dataset) includes AESEV (Severity/Intensity) variable, which is represented by the AESEV (CDISC SDTM Severity Intensity Scale for Adverse Event Terminology) codelist.[1] This AESEV codelist has 3 permissible values, MILD, MODERATE, SEVERE, with specific meaning.[2]

This ISO 11179 metamodel region[3] can be used to generalize these metadata components:

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