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Abbreviations and Acronyms
CaD
Calcium and vitamin D supplementation
CCC
Clinical Coordinating Center
CHD
Coronary heart disease
CPS
Community Prevention Study
CT
Clinical Trial
CVD
Cardiovascular disease
DM
Dietary modification
DSMB
Data Safety and Monitoring Board
ERT
Estrogen replacement therapy
HDL-C
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HRT
Hormone replacement therapy
IOM
Institute of Medicine
LDL-C
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NIH
National Institutes of Health
OPR
Objective Prescheduled Reassessment
OS
Observational Study
PEPI
Postmenopausal Estrogen Progestin Interventions Trial
PERT
Progestin-plus-estrogen replacement therapy
PI
Principal investigator
SES
Socioeconomic status
WHI
Women's Health Initiative