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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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