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# composition_section

A nested sub-section within the composition (`Composition.section[]`).

**Primary Keys:**

* composition\_section\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* composition\_id - links to the [composition](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/composition/base) table

| Column                   | Data Type | Description                            |
| ------------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------- |
| composition\_section\_id | varchar   | Unique identifier for the section      |
| composition\_id          | varchar   | Parent composition                     |
| code\_text               | varchar   | Free-text section code                 |
| title                    | varchar   | Section title                          |
| text\_div                | varchar   | Section narrative as div               |
| text\_status             | varchar   | Status of the narrative text           |
| mode                     | varchar   | Section mode (e.g., working, snapshot) |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [composition](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/composition/base)

**Child:**

* [composition\_section\_code\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/composition/section_code_coding)
* [composition\_section\_entry](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/composition/section_entry)