new term - prophylaxis

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Following up on http://code.google.com/p/ogms/issues/detail?id=65, could we 
create a new term "prophylaxis" with alternative label "prophylactic treatment" 
and "preventive treatment"? 
Proposed definition: "A processual entity whose completion is aimed at 
preventing apparition of signs and symptoms associated with a disorder"
It would also be useful to add a note explaining why this is not a subclass of 
treatment.

Thanks,
Melanie

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mcour...@gmail.com on 25 Aug 2011 at 4:23

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I thought: 
"A planned process that has the objective to reduce the risk of establishing a 
specific disorder"

a) these should all be planned processes
b) vaccination or brushing teeth is not aimed at reducing signs and symptoms, 
but from preventing the disorder in the first place. I think that is true for 
all prophylaxis.  
c) I think all prophylaxis can only aim to reduce risk, not guarantee that a 
disorder will nevertheless occur.

Original comment by bjoern.p...@gmail.com on 25 Aug 2011 at 4:41

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To capture the email debate on the textual definition in the tracker: I am fine 
with the proposed changes to leave out the unnecessary 'specific', change to 
allow for more than one disorders, and I also prefer 'acquiring' over my 
original 'establishing', which would make the definition:

"A planned process that has the objective to reduce the risk of acquiring one 
or more disorders." 

Original comment by bjoern.p...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2011 at 3:32

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'prophylaxis' has been added in OGMS v0.9, this issue will be left open to 
assist in the further refinement and possible renaming of 'treatment'

Original comment by albertgo...@gmail.com on 20 Sep 2011 at 4:59

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