This is the unique identifier for the entity. If it has the ADDICTO: prefix it was developed for the Addiction Ontology. If it has another prefix it has been re-used from another ontology.
ADDICTO:0000167
Curation status
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This indicates the stage of development that the entity has reached. Only when the status is 'Published' are the entities ready for general use.
Proposed
Created
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This is the date that the entity was first proposed for AddictO
18 Dec '20
Modified
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This is the most recent date that the entity details modified
24 Oct '24
Parents
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Parent class and superclasses all the way to to 'Entity'
Definition
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This is an ontological definition of the entity using the standard format of specifying the parent class followed by specification of characteristics that distinguish this class from others in that class
A temporal region between a research activity and a follow-up.
Note: Definitions may show angled brackets (< and >) around some of the text to show that it is the parent term.
Comment
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This is optional explanatory text, elaborating on the definition and explaining how the entity should be used
The temporal period is often counted from the start of an intervention even though the definition of follow up states that it takes place after the end of an intervention.
Examples
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Examples of correct use of the label representing the entity
The follow up period was for 12 months from the offer of a prescription for varenicline.
Fuzzy set
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This indicates whether the entity has fuzzy boundaries e.g. adolescence. In that case users of the term must precisely specify the operationalisation of the class in each usage.
No
AddictO sub-ontology
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This specifies which of 8 AddictO sub-ontologies the entity is contained within. These are: Human being, Human population, Human behaviour, Organisation, Intervention, Environmental system, Product, Research activity