| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
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| PTP | pancreatic thread protein; percutaneous transhepatic portography; physical treatment planning; poste... |
| PTV | planning target volume; posterior tibial vein |
| PTV2 | planning target volume 2 |
| RTP | radiation treatment planning; renal transplantation patient; reverse transcriptase-producing [agent]... |
| health psychology | The aggregate of the specific educational, scientific, and professional contributions of the discipline of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention and treatment of illness, the identification of aetiologic and diagnostic correlates of health, illness, and related dysfunction, and the analysis and improvement of the health care system. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| health resources | Available manpower, facilities, revenue, equipment, and supplies to produce requisite health care and services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health risk assessment | Method of describing an individual's chance of falling ill or dying of a specified condition, based on actuarial calculations that allow for known exposure to risk; expressed as expected age at which death or disease will occur, and intended as a way of drawing an individual's attention to the probable consequences of risk behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| health services | Services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services accessibility | The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services administration | The organization and administration of health services dedicated to the delivery of health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services for the aged | Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the aged and the maintenance of health in the elderly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services, indigenous | Health care provided to specific cultural or tribal peoples which incorporates local customs, beliefs, and taboos. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services misuse | Excessive or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services research | The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health status | The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health status index | Set of measurements designed to detect short-term fluctuations in health of members of a population; the measurements usually include physical function, emotional well-being, activities of daily living, feelings, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| health status indicators | The measurement of the health status for a given population using a variety of indices, including morbidity, mortality, and available health resources. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health surveys | A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health systems plans | Statements of goals for the delivery of health services pertaining to the health systems agency service area, established under pl 93-641, and consistent with national guidelines for health planning. (12 Dec 1998) |