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Appendix 1 Abbreviations and Acronyms

ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

AOBD

Acute occupied bed day

ARV

Antiretroviral

ASH

Action for Smoking and Health

BMI

Body mass index

BNF

British National Formulary

bp

Blood pressure

cf

compared with

CHD

Coronary heart disease

CJD

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

cm

centimetre

COSLA

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

DepCat

Deprivation Category

EU

European Union

g

gram

GUM

Genitourinary medicine

HAI

Healthcare Associated Infection

HDL

Health Department Letter

Hib

Haemophilus influenzae type b

HIV

Human Immunovirus

HPA

Health Protection Agency

HPAI

Highly pathogenic avian influenza

HPS

Health Protection Scotland

IQ

Intelligence Quotient

ISD

Information Services Division

kg

kilogram

LCL

Lower confidence limit

m

metre

MenC

Meningococcal serogroup C

MI

Myocardial infarction

ml

millilitre

mmHg

millimetres of mercury

MMR

Mumps, measles, rubella

MRC

Medical Research Council

MRSA

methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

MSM

Men who have sex with men

NDIP

National Dental Inspection Programme

NHS

National Health Service

NHSQIS

National Health Service Quality Improvement Scotland

NNRTI

Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

NRTI

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

NtRTI

Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

P7

Primary 7

PI

Protease Inhibitors

RACPC

Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic

RTA

Road Traffic Accident

RTI

Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

SALSUS

Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey

SEERAD

Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department

SEHD

Scottish Executive Health Department

SSHAIP

Scottish Surveillance of HAI Programme

SSI

Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections

UCL

Upper confidence limit

UK

United Kingdom

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Emergency Fund

WHO

World Health Organization

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