| GRASS | Gradient Recalled Acquisition at Steady State |
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| PSE | Present State Examination; WHO에서 고안 |
| ACS | acrocallosal syndrome; acrocephalosyndactyly; acute chest syndrome; acute confusional state; Alcon C... |
| AFSCME | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees |
| AS | acetylstrophanthidin; acidified serum; acoustic schwannoma; acoustic stimulation; active sarcoidosis... |
| community mental health centres | Facilities which administer the delivery of psychologic and psychiatric services to people living in a neighborhood or community. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| community mental health services | Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive mental health services provided for individuals in the community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| comprehensive health care | Providing for the full range of personal health services for diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation of patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| women's health | The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women. (12 Dec 1998) |
| women's health services | Organised services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which maternal health services is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| world health | The concept pertaining to the health status of inhabitants of the world. (12 Dec 1998) |
| World Health Organisation | <organisation> A United Nations agency dealing with issues concerning health and disease around the globe. For cancer, the W.H.O. Has an interesting programme in prevention and palliative care. Acronym: WHO (26 Mar 1998) |
| world health organization | A specialised agency of the united nations designed as a coordinating authority on international health work; its aim is to promote the attainment of the highest possible level of health by all peoples. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prepaid health plans | Contracts between an insurer and a subscriber or a group of subscribers whereby a specified set of health benefits is provided in return for a periodic premium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| preventive health services | Services designed for promotion of health and prevention of disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health | 1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain. "There is no health in us." (Book of Common Prayer) "Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage." (Buckminster) 2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast. "Come, love and health to all." Bill of health. See Bill. Health lift, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; also called lifting machine. Health officer, one charged with the enforcement of the sanitary laws of a port or other place. To drink a health. See Drink. Origin: OE. Helthe, AS. Hlp, fr. Hal hale, sound, whole. See Whole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| health and human services | See HHS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health behaviour | Behaviours expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Lifestyle is closely associated with health behaviour and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health benefit plans, employee | Health insurance plans for employees, and generally including their dependents, usually on a cost-sharing basis with the employer paying a percentage of the premium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health care | Services provided to individuals or communities by agents of the health services or professions for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, monitoring, or restoring health. (05 Mar 2000) |