patient variable attributes

These attributes are grouped with the patient variable for purposes of namespace organization. They are modeled after ACR-NEMA conventions[4] for patient identification. All of these attributes are optional, and have no default value defined.

• full_name - String specifying the full name of the patient.
• other_names - String giving other names for the patient.
• identification - String specifying identification information for the patient.
• other_ids - String giving other identification information for the patient.
• birthdate - String specifying the patient's birthdate in the form ``YYYYMMDD''.
• sex - String specifying the patient's sex: ``male__'', ``female'' or ``other_''.
• age - Number giving the patient's age in years.
• weight - Number patient's weight in kilograms.
• size - Number giving patient's height or length in metres.
• address - String giving the patient's address.
• insurance_id - String giving the patient's insurance plan id.