Updated OBSERVATION_PERIOD (markdown)

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The OBSERVATION_PERIOD table contains records which uniquely define the spans of time for which a Person is at-risk to have clinical events recorded within the source systems, even if no events in fact are recorded (healthy patient with no healthcare interactions).
Field|Required|Type|Description
:----|:----|:-----|:-----
:------------------------------|:--------|:-----|:----------------------------------------------
|observation_period_id|Yes|integer|A unique identifier for each observation period.|
|person_id|Yes|integer|A foreign key identifier to the person for whom the observation period is defined. The demographic details of that person are stored in the person table.|
|observation_period_start_date|Yes|date|The start date of the observation period for which data are available from the data source.|