| LA | lactic acid; large amount; laser angioplasty; late abortion; late antigen; latex agglutination; left... |
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| AACHP | American Association for Comprehensive Health Planning |
| AHPA | American Health Planning Association |
| ASHP | American Society of Hospital Pharmacists; American Society for Hospital Planning |
| BTP | biliary tract pain; biological treatment planning |
| regional health planning | Planning for health resources at a community or regional level. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| patient care planning | Usually a written medical and nursing care program designed for a particular patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| city planning | Comprehensive planning for the physical development of the city. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community health planning | Planning that has the goals of improving health, improving accessibility to health services, and promoting efficiency in the provision of services and resources on a comprehensive basis for a whole community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| planning | In cancer care, this consists of individualising the patients treatment plan by the study of published literature, consultation with specialist colleagues, calculation of dosages and schedules and designing the protocol. (16 Dec 1997) |
| planning techniques | Procedures, strategies, and theories of planning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pregnancy planning | Pregnancy planning addresses issues of nutrition, vitamins, body weight, exercise, and potentially harmful medications and illnesses as well as immunizations and genetic counseling. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health facility planning | Areawide planning for health care institutions on the basis of projected consumer need. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health planning | Planning for needed health and/or welfare services and facilities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health planning councils | Organised groups serving in advisory capacities related to health planning activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health planning guidelines | Recommendations for directing health planning functions and policies. These may be mandated by pl93-641 and issued by the department of health and human services for use by state and local planning agencies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health planning organizations | Organizations involved in all aspects of health planning activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health planning support | Financial resources provided for activities related to health planning and development. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health planning technical assistance | The provision of expert assistance in developing health planning programs, plans as technical materials, etc., as requested by health systems agencies or other health planning organizations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital planning | Areawide planning for hospitals or planning of a particular hospital unit on the basis of projected consumer need. This does not include hospital design and construction or architectural plans. (12 Dec 1998) |