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Canada - World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

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List of abbreviations<br />

Abbreviations<br />

AB Alberta (province)<br />

ACHDHR Advisory Committee on <strong>Health</strong> Delivery and Human Resources (F/P/T)<br />

ALOS Average length of stay<br />

BC British Columbia (province)<br />

CADTH Canadian Agency <strong>for</strong> Drugs and Technologies in <strong>Health</strong><br />

CAM complementary and alternative medicine<br />

CBS Canadian Blood Services<br />

CCHS Canadian Community <strong>Health</strong> Survey<br />

CDR Common Drug Review (administered by CADTH)<br />

CFNU Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions<br />

CHA <strong>Canada</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Act<br />

CHMS Canadian <strong>Health</strong> Measures Survey<br />

CHST Canadian <strong>Health</strong> and Social Transfer<br />

CIHI Canadian Institute <strong>for</strong> <strong>Health</strong> In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

CIHR Canadian Institutes of <strong>Health</strong> Research<br />

CMA Canadian Medical Association<br />

CNA Canadian Nurses Association<br />

CT computed tomography<br />

CPHA Canadian Public <strong>Health</strong> Association<br />

DTCA Direct-to-consumer advertising<br />

ED Emergency department<br />

EHR electronic health record<br />

EPF Established Programs Financing<br />

FFS Fee-<strong>for</strong>-service<br />

F/P/T federal–provincial–territorial<br />

GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services<br />

GDP gross domestic product<br />

HCC <strong>Health</strong> Council of <strong>Canada</strong><br />

HDI Human Development Index<br />

List of abbreviations

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