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ACE — Advocate for Children with Exceptionalities
BRFSS — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
NA2CO3 — Sodium carbonate
HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
H2O2 — Hydrogen Peroxide
BRFSS — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study
CNA — Certified Nursing Assistant
AHRQ — Agency for Health, Research, and Quality
H3PO4 — Phosphoric Acid
MHSWR — Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
AA — Acetic Acid
S/LT — Speech/Language Therapy
F & A — Facilities and Administrative Costs
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
C(WP) — Construction (Work Place) Regulations
2YT — Yeast extract and tryptone media
VDU — Visual Display Unit
NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
WHO — World Health Organization
NH4OH — Ammonium Hydroxide
FICP — Fatal Infantile Cardiomyopathy Plus
S/LI — Speech/Language Impaired
D-MEM — Dulbecco's modified eagle medium
M-RISP — Minority-Research Infrastructure Support Program
WRULD — Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
PPM — parts per million
PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
EACVPR — American Association of CardioVascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
AMS — Aseptic Meningitis Syndrome
CPI — Consumer Price Index
RFP — Request For Proposal
CJD — Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
BSA — Bovine Serum Albumin
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PCP — Primary Care Physician
QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
CO — Carbon Monoxide
CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
COSHH — Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (UK)
RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
NHANES — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
CNS — Central Nervous System
SIDS — Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
ASHD — Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
HMO — Health Maintenance Organization
NCC MERP — National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
NAOH — Sodium Hydroxide
AD — Alzheimer's Disease
ACLS — Advanced Cardiac Life Support