| MAFI | Medic Alert Foundation International |
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| NHAAP | National Heart Attack Alert Program |
| DCH | delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity; Diploma in Child Health |
| DTCH | Diploma in Tropical Child Health |
| MCH | Maternal and Child Health; mean corpuscular hemoglobin; muscle contraction headache |
| child psychiatry | The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in children. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| child psychology | The study of normal and abnormal behaviour of children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child reactive disorders | Reactions to an event or set of events which are considered to be of pathological degree, that have not developed into a neurosis, psychosis, or personality disorder with fixed patterns. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child rearing | The training or bringing-up of children by parents or parent-substitutes. It is used also for child rearing practices in different societies, at different economic levels, in different ethnic groups, etc. It differs from parenting in that in child rearing the emphasis is on the act of training or bringing up the child and the interaction between the parent and child, while parenting emphasizes the responsibility and qualities of exemplary behaviour of the parent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| CHILD syndrome | <syndrome> Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| child, unwanted | The child who is not wanted by one or both parents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child welfare | Organised efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the child. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mother-child relations | Interaction between the mother and the child. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hyperactive child syndrome | <psychiatry> A condition seen in children where there is increased motor activity in association with poor attention span. Often treated with amphetamine medications. (27 Sep 1997) |
| only child | Child who has no siblings. (12 Dec 1998) |
| father-child relations | Interaction between the father and the child. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent health services | Organised services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health occupations | Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field. These occupations include, but are not limited to, medical technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health personnel | Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health professional | An individual trained to perform services in the care of patients other than a physician or registered nurse; includes a variety of therapy technicians (e.g., pulmonary), radiology technicians, physical therapists, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |