The AIDS Research Program of the National Institutes of Health (1991)
Chapter: Appendix D Abbreviations and Acronyms
Appendix D
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ACTG
AIDS Clinical Trials Group
ACTU
AIDS clinical trials unit
ADAMHA
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
APAC
AIDS Program Advisory Committee
AVEU
AIDS vaccine evaluation unit
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
DAIDS
Division of AIDS
DCT
Division of Cancer Treatment
DNC
Decision Network Committee
DRG
Division of Research Grants
FCRF
Frederick Cancer Research Facility
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FIC
Fogarty International Center
FTE
full-time equivalents
GLP
good laboratory practice
HATS
Heterosexual HIV Transmission Study
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HRSA
Health Resources and Services Administration
ICD
institutes, centers, and divisions
IHS
Indian Health Service
IND
investigational new drug
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IV
intravenous
IVIG
intravenous immunoglobulin
MACS
Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
NAEC
NIH AIDS Executive Committee
NAPO
National AIDS Program Office
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCDDG-HIV
National Cooperative Drug Discovery Group Program for the treatment of HIV/AIDS
NCDDG-OI
National Cooperative Drug Discovery Group Program for the treatment of opportunistic infections
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NCNR
National Center for Nursing Research
NCRR
National Center for Research Resources
NCVDG
National Cooperative Vaccine Discovery Groups
NEI
National Eye Institute
NHLBI
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
NIAAA
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAID
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAMS
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
NICHD
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDA
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDR
National Institute of Dental Research
NIGMS
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NIMH
National Institute of Mental Health
NINDS
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NLM
National Library of Medicine
OAR
Office of AIDS Research
OASH
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
OD
Office of the Director
OI
opportunistic infection
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment
PA
program announcement
PCA
physicians comparability allowance
PCP
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
PEBRA
Programs of Excellence in Basic Research on AIDS
PHS
Public Health Service
RAG
Resource Allocation Group
RCMI
Research Centers at Minority Institutions
RFA
request for application
RFP
request for proposal
RPG
research project grant
SES
Senior Executive Service
SFMHS
San Francisco Men's Health Study
SIV
simian immunodeficiency virus
SMSA
standard metropolitan statistical area
STD
sexually transmitted disease
U.S. DHEW
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. DHHS
United States Department of Health and Human Services
USAID
United States Agency for International Development
VRDB
Vaccine Research and Development Branch
WHO
World Health Organization
WITS
Women and Infants Transmission Study
YPLL
years of potential life lost
