| MD-MPH | Doctor of Medicine-Master of Public Health [combined degree in medicine and public health] |
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| PHN | paroxysmal noctural hemoglobinuria; passive Heymann nephritis; postherpetic neuralgia; public health... |
| USPHS | United States Public Health Service |
| AAPHD | American Association of Public Health Dentists |
| AAPHP | American Association of Public Health Physicians |
| PSA | public service announcement |
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| USPHS | United States Public Health Service |
| VPH | Veterinary Public Health |
| public sector | The area of a nation's economy that is tax-supported and under government control. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| public utility commissions | State agencies that regulate investor-owned utilities operating in the state. (05 Dec 1998) |
| public utility district | (PUD) A publicly owned energy producer or distributor. PUDs operate as special government districts under the authority of elected commissions. They are not regulated by public utility commissions. (05 Dec 1998) |
| public utility regulatory policies act | (PURPA) A federal law requiring a utility to buy the power produced by a qualifying facility at a price equal to that which the utility would otherwise pay if it were to build its own power plant or buy power from another source. (05 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, public | Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| environment and public health | Natural and man-made environments and their impact on public health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states public health service | See: USPHS. (12 Dec 1998) |