Acronyms
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DTP or DPT
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
GBS
Guillain-Barré syndrome
HMO
Health maintenance organization
IOM
Institute of Medicine
LLDB
Large-linked database
NCES
National Childhood Encephalopathy Study
OPV
Oral polio vaccine
PHS
Public Health Service
RNA
Ribonucleic acid
SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome
SSPE
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
VAERS
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
VICP
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program