creation date: 2011-09-20T09:57:44Z

A planned process whose completion is hypothesized by a health care provider to reduce the risk of developing a disorder or the signs and symptoms of a disorder.

http://groups.google.com/group/ogms-discuss/browse_thread/thread/e42bde79218ee34e

Whether or not 'prophylaxis' and 'treatment' classes are disjoint is an open question.

Albert Goldfain