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# relatedperson_relationship

The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person (`RelatedPerson.relationship[]`).

**Primary Keys:**

* relatedperson\_relationship\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

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

| Column                          | Data Type | Description                                    |
| ------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| relatedperson\_relationship\_id | varchar   | Unique identifier for the relationship row     |
| relatedperson\_id               | varchar   | Parent related person                          |
| text                            | varchar   | Human-readable description of the relationship |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

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

**Child:**

* [relatedperson\_relationship\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/relatedperson/relationship_coding)