AIDS and Behavior: An Integrated Approach (1994)

Chapter: B Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Suggested Citation: "B Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 1994. AIDS and Behavior: An Integrated Approach. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4770.

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Abbreviations and Acronyms


ACTU

AIDS Clinical Trials Unit

ADAMHA

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration

ADC

AIDS dementia complex

AHCPR

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AMEN

AIDS in Multiethnic Neighborhoods

ARRM

AIDS Risk Reduction Model

AZT

zidovudine


B&F

buildings and facilities


CAIR

Center for AIDS Intervention Research

CAPS

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

CARE

Community-Based Outreach/Intervention Research

CCTP

Comprehensive Community Treatment Program

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CMHS

Center for Mental Health Services

CMV

cytomegalovirus

CNS

central nervous system

CRISP

Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects

CSAP

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

CSAT

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid


DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

DRG

Division of Research Grants


FDA

Food and Drug Administration

Suggested Citation: "B Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 1994. AIDS and Behavior: An Integrated Approach. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4770.

FTE

full-time equivalent


gp 120

HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein


HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

HTLV-1

human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma/lymphotropic virus


ICD

institutes, centers, and divisions

IDU

injection drug user

IMPAC

Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination

IOM

Institute of Medicine

IR

intramural research

IRG

initial review group

IV

intravenous

IVDU

intravenous drug user


JAMA

Journal of the American Medical Association


LAAM

levo-alpha-acetyl methadol

LAV

lymphadenopathy-associated virus


MACS

Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study

MMWR

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging


NABS

National AIDS Behavioral Surveys

NADR

National AIDS Demonstration Research Program

NAPO

National AIDS Program Office

NAPPASA

Native American Prevention Project on AIDS and Substance Abuse

NAS

National Academy of Sciences

NASADAD

National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors

NCI

National Cancer Institute

NCRR

National Center for Research Resources

NHLBI

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NIAAA

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NIAID

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIDA

National Institute on Drug Abuse

NICHD

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIMH

National Institute of Mental Health

NINDS

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Suggested Citation: "B Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 1994. AIDS and Behavior: An Integrated Approach. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4770.

NMDA

N-methyl-D-aspartate

NRFC

not recommended for further consideration


OA

Office of the Administrator

OAR

Office of AIDS Research

OASH

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

OD

Office of the Director

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

ONAP

Office of National AIDS Policy

ONDCP

Office on National Drug Control Policy

OSAP

Office of Substance Abuse Prevention

OTI

Office of Treatment Improvement


P01

research program project

P50

specialized research center

PA

program announcement

PCP

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PET

positron emission tomography

PHS

Public Health Service

PML

progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

PNS

peripheral nervous system


QUIN

quinolinic acid


R01

investigator-initiated grant

R10

cooperative clinical research

R18

research demonstration project

R&D

research and development

RFA

request for application

RFP

request for proposal

RMS

research management and support

RPG

research project grant


SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SBIR

small business innovative research grant

SIV

simian immunodeficiency virus

SRG

special review group

STD

sexually transmitted disease

STT

syringe tracking and testing


tat

trans-activator of transcription

TB

tuberculosis

TNF-α

tumor necrosis factor

TRU

treatment research unit


U10

cooperative clinical research


VIP

vasoactive intestinal peptide


WITS

Women and Infants Transmission Study

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