| AHI | active hostility index; Animal Health Institute; apnea-plus-hypopnea index |
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| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association |
| AHIP | assisted health insurance plan |
| AHM | Allied health manpower; ambulatory Holter monitor |
| AHPA | American Health Planning Association |
| urban health | The status of health in urban populations. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| urban health services | Health services, public or private, in urban areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| flight into health | In dynamic psychotherapy, the early but often only temporary disappearance of the symptoms that ostensibly brought the patient into therapy; a defense against the anxiety engendered by the prospect of further psychoanalytic exploration of the patient's conflicts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forest health | A condition of ecosystem sustainability and attainment of management objectives for a given forest area. Usually considered to include green trees, snags, resilient stands growing at a moderate rate, and endemic levels of insects and disease. Natural processes still function or are duplicated through management intervention. (05 Dec 1998) |