| ACT | achievement through counseling and treatment; actin; actinomycin; activated clotting time; advanced ... |
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| HT | Hashimoto thyroiditis; hearing test; hearing threshold; heart; heart transplantation, heart transpla... |
| PRICES | protection, rest, ice, compression, elevation, support [primary treatment of tendinitis and overuse ... |
| RTC | random control trial; rape treatment center; renal tubular cell; residential treatment center; retur... |
| TRAM | transport remote acquisition monitor; transverse rectus abdominis muscle; Treatment Rating Assessmen... |
| 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) |
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| social planning | Interactional process combining investigation, discussion, and agreement by a number of people in the preparation and carrying out of a program to ameliorate conditions of need or social pathology in the community. It usually involves the action of a formal political, legal, or recognised voluntary body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| national health planning information centre | A centre in the health resources administration division of planning methods and technology which provides access to current information on health planning and resources development. (12 Dec 1998) |
| state health planning and development agencies | Agencies established under pl93-641 to coordinate, conduct, and implement state health planning activities. Two primary responsibilities are the preparation of an annual state health plan and giving assistance to the statewide health coordinating council. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disaster planning | Procedures outlined for the care of casualties and the maintenance of services in disasters. (12 Dec 1998) |
| integrated resource planning | See Least cost planning. (05 Dec 1998) |
| family planning | Programs or services designed to assist the family in controlling reproduction by either improving or diminishing fertility. (12 Dec 1998) |
| family planning policy | A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, to guide and determine present and future decisions on population control by limiting the number of children or controlling fertility, notably through family planning and contraception within the nuclear family. (12 Dec 1998) |
| least cost planning | (integrated resource planning) A method of power planning that recognises load uncertainty, embodies an emphasis on risk management, and reviews all available and reliable resources to meet future loads. It takes into consideration all costs of a resource, including capital, labour, fuel, maintenance, decommissioning, known environmental impacts, and the difficulty in quantifying the consequences of selecting one resource over another. Least cost planning seeks to minimise total energy costs. (05 Dec 1998) |
| active treatment | A therapeutic substance or course intended to ameliorate the basic disease problem, as opposed to supportive or palliative treatment. Compare: causal treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerobic waste treatment | The used of aerobic microbes to break down raw sewage. (09 Oct 1997) |
| palliative treatment | <oncology> Treatment to relieve symptoms of the disease but not to cure it. Frequently takes the form of making the patient more comfortable through pain management. (16 Dec 1997) |
| maintenance treatment | Treatment given for a period of months or years to maintain remission and eliminate any residual leukaemic cells in the body, usually for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Carrel's treatment | Treatment of wound surfaces by intermittent flushing with Dakin's solution. Synonym: Dakin-Carrel treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| causal treatment | Treatment aimed at reversing the causal factor in a disease. (05 Mar 2000) |