| PATH | pathology, pathological; pituitary adrenotropic hormone; physicians at teaching hospitals |
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| RHCSA | Regional Hospitals Consultants' and Specialists' Association |
| AC/SIUG | ambulatory care special-interest user group |
| ASLIB | Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureau |
| F-SP | special form [Lat. forma specialis] |
| hospitals, public | Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| hospitals, religious | Private hospitals that are owned or sponsored by religious organizations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, rural | Hospitals located in a rural area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, satellite | Those hospitals which are extensions of a main hospital and are wholly or partly administered by that hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, state | Hospitals controlled by agencies and departments of the state government. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, teaching | Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, university | Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, urban | Hospitals located in metropolitan areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, veterans | Hospitals providing medical care to veterans of wars. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, voluntary | Private, not-for-profit hospitals that are autonomous, self-established, and self-supported. (12 Dec 1998) |