| SCP | single-celled protein; standard care plan; sodium cellulose phosphate; soluble cytoplasmic protein; ... |
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| SCU | self-care unit; special care unit |
| SICU | spinal intensive care unit; surgical intensive care unit |
| SIMP-H | Schmele instrument to measure the process of nursing care in home care |
| ACCESS | Ambulatory Care Clinic Effectiveness Systems Study; automated cervical cell screening system |
| health services misuse | Excessive or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| health services needs and demand | Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for. It includes the identification and assessment of the needs as measured by objective criteria and standards. (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 agencies | Health planning and resources development agencies which function in each health service area of the united states (pl 93-641). (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) |
| health transition | Demographic and epidemiologic changes that have occurred in the last five decades in many developing countries and that are characterised by major growth in the number and proportion of middle-aged and elderly persons and in the frequency of the diseases that occur in these age groups. The health transition is the result of efforts to improve maternal and child health via primary care and outreach services and such efforts have been responsible for a decrease in the birth rate; reduced maternal mortality; improved preventive services; reduced infant mortality, and the increased life expectancy that defines the transition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| school health services | Preventive health services provided for students. It excludes college or university students. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schools, health occupations | Schools which offer training in the area of health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schools, public health | Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of public health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| holistic health | Health as viewed from the perspective that man and other organisms function as complete, integrated units rather than as aggregates of separate parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| public health | The health of the human population as a whole. (09 Oct 1997) |