Reducing the Odds Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States (1999) / Chapter Skim
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O Acronyms and Glossary
O Acronyms and Glossary
Pages 372-376
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APPENDIX o Acronyms and Glossary ACRONYMS AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians AAP American Academy of Pediatrics ACNM American College of Nurse Midwives ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACTG 076 AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol number 076 ADA American with Disabilities Act ADAP AIDS Drug Assistance Program AETC AIDS Education and Training Center AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children AFP alpha-fetoprotein AHEC AIDS Health Education Center AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome AMA American Medical Association AMCHP Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs APIDS AIDS Public Information Data Set APPCYF AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth and Families AWHONN Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses BPHC Bureau of Primary Care BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System CARE (Ryan White) Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (Act)
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APPENDIX O 373 CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CHIP Child Health Insurance Program CIP consumer information program CPCRA Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DSH disproportionate share hospital ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay FDA Food and Drug Administration HCFA Health Care Financing Administration HEDIS Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIV human immunodeficiency virus HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration IOM Institute of Medicine IDU injection drug users JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations MCHB Maternal and Child Health Bureau MCO managed care organization MSA metropolitan statistical area MSAFP maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein NAS National Academy of Sciences NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance NIH National Institutes of Health NMA National Medical Association NRC National Research Council NTD neural tube defect OPA Office of Population Affairs PACTG Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia PCR polymerase chain reaction PGEP Perinatal Guidelines Evaluation Project
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: an acquired, as opposed to inherited (congenital) , disease characterized by the progressive deterioration of host immune defenses that renders the affected individual susceptible to an array of infectious and malignant disorders that do not normally afflict persons with intact immune systems.
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: hereditary metabolic disorder, in which a deficiency of an enzyme leads to the accumulation of the amino acid phenylalanine, resulting in severe mental retardation if not appropriately treated. routine with notification: situation in which individuals are informed that a certain test is a standard part of prenatal care, and of their right to refuse before the testing is done.
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