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CAI
USE Computer assisted instruction

Calcium
BT Nutrients
RT Milk
     Osteoporosis

California
BT United States

Calories
BT Food
RT Carbohydrates
     Fats
     Proteins
     Recommended dietary allowances

Cameroon
BT Africa
     Developing countries
RT East Africa
     Zambia

Campaigns
BT Mass media
     Political processes
NT Public awareness campaigns
     Media campaigns
     Fitness campaigns
RT Lobbying
     Public service announcements

Camping
BT Recreation

Canada
BT Developed countries
     North America

Cancer
UF Carcinomas
BT Tumors
NT Vaginal cancer
     Uterine cancer
     Skin cancers
     Ovarian cancer
     Oral cancer
     Lung cancer
     Leukemia
     Hodgkin disease
     Colon cancer
     Breast cancer
RT Biopsy
     Carcinogens
     Hereditary neoplastic syndromes
     Neurofibromatosis

Candidiasis
BT Fungal infections

Canker sores
BT Mouth diseases

Canonical correlation
USE Multivariate analysis

Capitation rates
BT Health Services Management
RT Health care costs
     Managed care

Car seats
UF Infant seats
     Safety seats
BT Infant equipment
     Occupant restraints
RT Child safety
     Injury prevention
     Motor vehicle safety
     Seat belts

Carbohydrates
UF Dietary carbohydrates
BT Food
     Nutrients
NT Sugar
RT Calories
     Fats
     Proteins

Carcinomas
USE Cancer

Cardiac care facilities
BT Health facilities
RT Hospitals

Cardiologists
BT Internists
NT Pediatric cardiologists

Cardiology
BT Internal medicine
NT Pediatric cardiology

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
UF CPR
BT Emergency medical services
NT Artificial respiration
RT Advanced pediatric life support
     First aid

Cardiovascular diseases
UF Circulatory disorders
     Coronary disorders
BT Diseases
NT Vascular diseases
     Heart diseases
     Blood pressure disorders


Cardiovascular tests
BT Diagnostic techniques
NT Blood pressure determination

Careers
BT Education and Training
RT Professional education
     Professional training

Caregivers
SN Family members, professionals, and paraprofessionals who provide constant care
BT Population Groups
RT Allied health personnel
     Elder care
     Health services
     Home care
     Long term care
     Patient care
     Residential care
     Respite care

Caribbean region
BT Geographic regions
RT Developing countries
     Latin America
     Puerto Rico
     Virgin Islands
     West Indies

Carrier state
BT Diseases and Disorders
RT Communicable diseases
     Disease transmission

Case assessment
BT Assessment
RT Case management

Case control studies
BT Research design
NT Retrospective studies
RT Control groups
     Epidemiology
     Evaluation methods
     Rare diseases

Case management
SN Evaluation of the health and social service needs of individuals and the subsequent development and delivery of services or treatment
BT Management
RT Case assessment
     Health care delivery
     Managed care
     Needs assessment

Case studies
BT Evaluation methods
     Research methodology
     Studies

Catalogs
BT Reference materials
RT Databases
     Health sciences libraries
     Indexes
     Union lists

Cataracts
BT Eye diseases

Catastrophic health insurance
USE Major medical insurance

Catastrophic illness
BT Disease

Catheterization
BT Therapeutics
NT Urinary catheterization
     Heart catheterization

Causality
USE Etiology

Cause of death
SN Restrict to cause of death from an epidemiological perspective (e.g., mortality by cause of death, certification of cause of death)
BT Social and Demographic Issues
RT Adolescent mortality
     Autopsy
     Child death review
     Child mortality
     Coroners
     Death certificates
     Diagnosis
     Etiology
     Forensic medicine
     Infant death review committees
     Medical examiners
     Pathology

CD-ROMs
UF Compact disk read-only memory
BT Electronic publications
RT Computers
     Information dissemination
     Online databases
     Reference materials
     Resources for professionals

Celiac disease
UF Sprue
BT Malabsorption syndrome
RT Gluten intolerance

Centennials
USE Anniversaries

Central America
BT Geography
NT Panama
RT Developing countries
     Latin America

Central nervous system diseases
BT Nervous system diseases
NT Myelitis
     Multiple sclerosis
     Meningitis
     Machado Joseph disease
     Chorea
     Brain diseases
     RT Hypothermia
     Spasmodic torticollis

Cerebral gigantism
USE Sotos syndrome

Cerebral palsy
SN Persisting qualitative motor disorder appearing before age 3 due to nonprogressive brain damage
UF Little disease
BT Brain damage
RT Congenital abnormalities
     Paralysis

Cerebroatrophic hyperammonemia
USE Rett syndrome

Cerebrovascular accidents
USE Strokes

Cerebrovascular disorders
BT Brain diseases
     Vascular diseases
NT Strokes
     Ataxia telangiectasia
RT Hemiplegia

Certification
BT Law and Legal Issues
RT Accreditation
     Licensing

Cervical cancer
BT Cervix diseases
     Uterine cancer
RT Cervix dysplasia
     Diethylstilbestrol
     Pap smears
     Vaginal cancer

Cervix diseases
BT Uterine diseases
NT Cervix dysplasia
     Cervical cancer

Cervix dysplasia
BT Cervix diseases
RT Cervical cancer
     Pap smears

Cesarean section
BT Childbirth
NT Repeat cesarean birth
RT Natural childbirth
     Trial of labor
     Vaginal birth after cesarean

CFS
USE Chronic fatigue syndrome

Charcot Marie disease
UF Charcot Marie tooth disease
     Hereditary neuropathic muscular dystrophy
BT Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies
     Spinal muscular atrophy

Charcot Marie tooth disease
USE Charcot Marie disease

Checklists
USE Guidelines

Chemotherapy
USE Drug therapy

Chewing tobacco
USE Smokeless tobacco

Chicken pox
BT Communicable diseases
     Virus diseases
RT Herpes simplex


Child abuse

BT Crime
     Family violence
NT Shaken baby syndrome
     Munchausen syndrome by proxy
     Child sexual abuse
RT Battered child syndrome
     Child death review
     Child neglect
     Child protection agencies
     Child protective services
     Child welfare
     Domestic violence
     Emotional abuse
     Failure to thrive
     Infant death review committees
     Maltreated children
     Physical abuse
     Victims

Child advocacy
BT Advocacy
RT Child protection agencies
     Child welfare
     Children's rights

Child attitudes
BT Attitudes
RT Adolescent attitudes

Child behavior
BT Behavior
NT Infant behavior
RT Adolescent behavior
     Behavior development

Child care
SN Care of children by persons other than their parents or guardians on a partial- or full-day basis
UF Day care
BT Services
NT Transitional child care
     Sick child care
     School age child care
     Family child care
     Emergency child care
     Child care services
RT Child care centers
     Child care workers
     Child rearing
     Foster care
     Out of home care

Child care centers
UF Day care centers
BT Facilities
RT Child care
     Child care services
     Child care workers
     Child development centers
     Early childhood education
     Out of home care
     Working mothers

Child care services
UF Day care services
BT Child care
RT Child care centers
     Child care workers

Child care workers
UF Babysitters
     Day care workers
     Nannies
BT Paraprofessional personnel
RT Child care
     Child care centers
     Child care services
     Early childhood educators

Child custody
BT Legal processes
RT Child support
     Divorce
     Guardianship
     Mediation
     Parent rights

Child death
SN Physiologic death and loss of life; for death as a statistical concept, use Child mortality
BT Death
NT Infant death
RT Adolescent death
     Child death review
     Infant death review committees

Child death review
SN Legal process of systematically analyzing the deaths of infants and children, often to determine the cause of death in unexplained cases
UF Fatality review
     Infant mortality review
BT Law and Legal Issues
RT Adolescent death
     Autopsy
     Cause of death
     Child abuse
     Child death
     Child neglect
     Homicide
     Infant death review committees
     Infanticide
     SIDS

Child development
BT Human development
NT Early childhood development
RT Adolescent development
     Children
     Delayed development
     Developmental screening
     Developmental stages
     Growth monitoring
     Physical development
     Precocious development
     Psychological development
     School readiness

Child development centers
BT Facilities
NT Head Start centers
RT Child care centers
     Child guidance clinics
     Early childhood development
     Early childhood education

Child development disorders
UF Developmental delay
BT Disorders
NT Cognition disorders
     Articulation disorders
RT Children with developmental disabilities

Child development services
BT Social services

Child development specialists
BT Professional personnel
RT Child psychologists

Child guidance clinics
BT Clinics
RT Child development centers
     Head Start centers

Child health
BT Health
NT Infant health
     Child mental health
RT Adolescent health
     Child health services
     Children
     Growth monitoring
     School based clinics

Child health programs
BT Health programs
NT Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children
     Healthy Start
RT Child health services
     School health programs

Child health promotion
BT Health promotion
NT Infant health promotion
RT Growth monitoring

Child health services
UF Pediatric services
BT MCH services
NT Well child care
     Medical home
     Infant health services
RT Child health
     Child health programs

Child labor
BT Employment
RT Work force

Child life workers
BT Paraprofessional personnel

Child mental health
BT Child health
     Mental health
RT Child psychiatry
     Child psychology

Child morbidity
BT Morbidity
NT Infant morbidity
RT Adolescent morbidity
     Children

Child mortality
SN Statistical incidence of deaths among children; for physiologic death and loss of life, use Child death
BT Mortality
NT Infant mortality
RT Adolescent mortality
     Cause of death
     Children

Child neglect
BT Crime
RT Child abuse
     Child death review
     Child protection agencies
     Child protective services
     Child welfare
     Failure to thrive
     Infant death review committees
     Maltreated children

Child nutrition
BT Nutrition
NT Infant nutrition
RT Adolescent nutrition
     Child nutrition programs

Child nutrition disorders
BT Nutrition disorders
NT Infant nutrition disorders

Child nutrition programs
BT Nutrition programs
NT Breastfeeding promotion programs
RT Child nutrition
     Healthy Start
     Maternal nutrition programs
     School breakfast programs
     School lunch programs

Child protection services
USE Child protective services

Child protective services
SN Investigation of and rehabilitation services for children and families with problems of child maltreatment and abuse
UF Child protection services
BT Social services
NT Foster care
     Child placement
RT Child abuse
     Child neglect
     Child protection agencies
     Foster care

Child psychiatrists
BT Pediatric psychiatrists
RT Adolescent psychiatrists
     Orthopsychiatrists

Child psychiatry
BT Pediatric psychiatry
RT Adolescent psychiatry
     Child mental health
     Orthopsychiatry

Child psychologists
BT Psychologists
RT Adolescent psychologists
     Child development specialists

Child psychology
BT Developmental psychology
RT Adolescent psychology
     Child mental health
     School psychology

Child rearing
BT Parenting
NT Weaning
     Toilet training
     Discipline
     Diapering
RT Child care
     Father child relations
     Foster care
     Mother child relations
     Parent child relations
     Socialization

Child safety
BT Safety
RT Bicycle safety
     Car seats
     Childproof containers
     Occupant restraints
     Seat belts

Child sexual abuse
BT Child abuse
     Sexual abuse
RT Incest
     Maltreated children

Child support
SN Money paid to support a minor child, usually to a former spouse after divorce
BT Financial support
RT Child custody
     Divorce
     Mediation

Child welfare
BT Social and Demographic Issues
RT Adoption
     Child abuse
     Child advocacy
     Child neglect
     Foster care

Childbearing
USE Pregnancy

Childbirth
UF Delivery
BT Pregnancy
NT Vaginal birth
     Preterm birth
     Natural childbirth
     Multiple births
     Home childbirth
     Cesarean section
     Alternative birth styles
RT Childbirth education
     Delayed childbearing
     Dystocia
     Induced labor
     Labor transition
     Second labor stage
     Third labor stage
     Trial of labor

Childbirth education
SN Education about the process of giving birth
BT Prenatal education
NT Lamaze method
     Bradley method
RT Childbirth
     Prenatal care

Childbirth educators
BT Teachers

Childproof containers
BT Safety equipment
RT Child safety

Children
SN Persons between birth and puberty; use narrower term if appropriate
BT Age groups
     Families
     NT Young children
     School age children
     Runaways
     Orphans
     Only children
     Multiproblem children
     Missing children
     Mildly ill children
     Medically fragile children
     Maltreated children
     Male children
     Latchkey children
     Infants
     High risk children
     Foster children
     Female children
     Drug affected children
     Children with special health care needs
     Children with developmental disabilities
     Children of alcoholics
     Autistic children
     Adopted children
     Abandoned children
RT Abandoned children
     Child development
     Child health
     Child morbidity
     Child mortality

Children of alcoholics
BT Children
RT Alcoholics
     Alcoholism
     Recovering alcoholics

Children with developmental disabilities
BT Children
NT Infants with developmental disabilities
RT Child development disorders
     Developmental disabilities

Children with special health care needs
BT Children
NT Infants with special health care needs
RT Adolescents with special health care needs
     Medical home
     Medically fragile children
     Mildly ill children
     Parents with special health care needs
     Special health care needs
     Special health care services

Children with special health care needs programs
USE CSHN programs

Children's hospitals
USE Pediatric hospitals

Children's literature
SN Stories, picture books, and nonfiction works written for children
BT Materials for children

Children's rights
BT Human rights
RT Child advocacy
     Parent rights
     Parental consent
     Women's rights

Chile
BT Developed countries
     South America
RT Argentina
     Brazil
     Ecuador

Chinese Americans
USE Asian Americans

Chiropractic
BT Health occupations
RT Alternative medicine
     Chiropractors

Chiropractors
BT Health personnel
     Professional personnel
RT Chiropractic

Chlamydia infections
BT Bacterial infections
     Sexually transmitted diseases

Choking
BT Diseases and Disorders
RT Injuries
     Respiratory diseases
     Suffocation

Cholesterol restricted diets
BT Diet therapy
     Restricted diets
RT Low fat diets

Chorea
BT Central nervous system diseases
     Movement disorders
NT Huntington disease
RT Communicable diseases

Chorionic villi sampling
UF CVS test
BT Prenatal diagnosis
RT Alpha fetoprotein test
     Amniocentesis

Chromosomal deletion
UF Gene deletion
BT Chromosome abnormalities

Chromosomal translocation
BT Chromosome abnormalities

Chromosome abnormalities
UF Karyotype disorders
BT Genetic disorders
NT Trisomy
     Sex chromosome disorders
     Cri du chat syndrome
     Chromosomal translocation
     Chromosomal deletion
RT Autosome disorders
     Congenital abnormalities
     Cytogenetics

Chromosome mapping
SN Locating relative position of genes on chromosomes
UF Gene mapping
BT Genetic screening
RT Chromosomes
     Cytogenetics
     Genetic markers

Chromosomes
BT Reproduction and Genetics
NT Genes
RT Chromosome mapping
     Genes
     Sex determination

Chronic fatigue syndrome
UF CFS
BT Chronic illnesses and disabilities
     Syndromes
RT Headaches

Chronic illnesses and disabilities
BT Disabilities
     Disease
NT Torsion dystonia
     Hemochromatosis
     Chronic psychosis
     Chronic pain
     Chronic kidney failure
     Chronic fatigue syndrome
     Alcoholism
     Alcoholic hepatitis
RT Special health care needs
     Syndromes

Chronic kidney failure
BT Chronic illnesses and disabilities
     Kidney diseases

Chronic pain
BT Chronic illnesses and disabilities
     Pain
RT Back pain

Chronic psychosis
BT Chronic illnesses and disabilities
     Psychoses

Churches
USE Religious organizations

Cigarette lighters
BT Hazards
RT Burns

Cigarettes
USE Tobacco

Circulatory disorders
USE Cardiovascular diseases

Circumcision
SN Use for both male and female circumcision
BT Surgery

Cities
UF Urban areas
BT Geography
NT Inner city
RT Metropolitan areas
     Urban environment
     Urban population

Civil rights
SN Rights to equality under the law
BT Human rights
NT Equal opportunities
RT Age discrimination
     Equal opportunities
     Gender discrimination
     Racial discrimination
     Social discrimination

Clearinghouses
BT Information sources
     Resource centers
NT Self help clearinghouses
RT Hotlines
     Information dissemination

Cleft lip
UF Harelip
BT Craniofacial abnormalities
     Neonatal diseases

Cleft palate
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Jaw abnormalities
     Neonatal diseases
RT Speech disorders

Clergy
BT Professional personnel
RT Religion
Religious organizations

Client characteristics
BT Psychology and Development
RT Individual characteristics
     Medical history
     Patients
     Physician patient relations

Client satisfaction
USE Consumer satisfaction

Clinic administration
BT Administration

Clinical nurse specialties
USE Nurse clinicians

Clinical psychology
BT Applied psychology

Clinics
BT Health facilities
NT Walk in clinics
     School based clinics
     Psychiatric clinics
     Prenatal clinics
     Family planning clinics
     Dental clinics
     Child guidance clinics
     Abortion clinics
RT Physicians' offices

Clubfoot
BT Congenital foot deformities
     Musculoskeletal diseases

Cockayne syndrome
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Hereditary diseases
     Mental retardation
     Syndromes
RT Bloom syndrome
     Dwarfism
     Retinal diseases

Cognition disorders
BT Child development disorders
NT Memory disorders
     Learning disabilities

Cognitive development
BT Psychological development
NT Perceptual development
     Language development
     Intellectual development
RT Beliefs
     Brain
     Learning
     Problem solving
     Spatial ability
     Speech development
     Thinking

Cognitive therapy
SN Therapy aimed at altering the way in which patients perceive themselves and the world around them by changing their cognitive schema
BT Mental health services
RT Behavior modification
     Psychotherapy

Coitus interruptus
SN Withdrawal before ejaculation as contraceptive method
BT Natural family planning

Colds
USE Common cold

Colic
UF Abdominal cramps
BT Pain
RT Crying
     Infant feeding
     Infants

Colitis
BT Colon disorders
RT Crohn disease

Collaborative office rounds
BT Education and Training

Collection development (libraries)
USE Library collection development

College bound students
SN Use to refer to high school students who are planning to attend college
BT High school students
RT College students
     Noncollege bound students

College health services
BT Health services
RT School health services

College students
BT Students
NT Medical students
RT College bound students
     Colleges
     Universities
     Young adults

Colleges
SN Degree-granting institutions of higher education
BT Schools
NT Universities
     Public health schools
     Pharmacy schools
     Nursing schools
     Medical schools
     Dental schools
     Black colleges
RT College students
     Nonprofit organizations
     Postsecondary education

Colon cancer
BT Cancer
     Colon disorders

Colon disorders
BT Gastrointestinal diseases
NT Hirschsprung disease
     Encopresis
     Colon cancer
     Colitis
RT Diarrhea

Colorado
BT United States

Coloring books
BT Materials for children
     Publications
RT Comic books

Colpitis
USE Vaginitis

Combined modality therapy
UF Multimodal therapy
BT Therapeutics

Comic books
BT Materials for children
     Publications
RT Coloring books

Commerce
USE Business

Commodity Supplemental Food Program
BT Federal programs
     Supplemental food programs
RT Food Stamp Program
     Nutrition programs

Common cold
UF Colds
BT Communicable diseases
     Respiratory diseases
     Virus diseases
RT Fever
     Sinusitis

Communicable disease control
BT Public health
NT Sanitation
     Immunization
     Disease notification
RT Disease prevention
     Hygiene
     Infection control
     Population surveillance
     Sick child care


Communicable diseases

UF Contagious diseases
     Infectious diseases
BT Diseases
NT Whooping cough
     Tetanus
     Strep infections
     Sexually transmitted diseases
     Scarlet fever
     Scabies
     Rubella
     Poliomyelitis
     Pneumonia
     Mumps
     Meningitis
     Measles
     Malaria
     Lyme disease
     Influenza
     Infectious mononucleosis
     Hepatitis B
     Hepatitis A
     Diphtheria
     Cytomegalovirus infections
     Common cold
     Chicken pox
     Botulism
     AIDS
     RT Bacterial infections
     Carrier state
     Chorea
     Disease transmission
     Hydrocephalus
     Infections
     Virus diseases

Communication
BT Technology, Information, and Publications
NT Reminder systems
     Public speaking
     Online discussion groups
     Nonverbal communication
     Networking
     Lipreading
     Facilitated communication
     Electronic mail
     Diffusion of innovation
     Communication skills
     Augmentative communication
RT Service delivery systems
     Telecommunication devices

Communication disorders
UF Communication problems
BT Disorders
NT Voice disorders
     Speech disorders
     Language disorders
     Hearing disorders
RT Augmentative communication
     Developmental disabilities
     Facilitated communication
     Nervous system diseases

Communication problems
USE Communication disorders

Communication skills
BT Communication
     Life skills
RT Nonverbal communication
     Verbal ability

Communities
BT Social and Demographic Issues
NT Underserved communities
     Neighborhoods
RT Community organizations
     Local government
     Suburban population

Community action
BT Social and Demographic Issues
RT Community coordination
     Community participation
     Community programs
     Social responsibility

Community based agencies
USE Community agencies

Community based services
BT Services
NT Community service
RT Community organizations
     Community programs
     Outreach

Community centers
SN Facilities at which activities (e.g., recreation, educational programs, social events) are held for the benefit of those who live in the community
BT Facilities
RT Community agencies
     Recreational facilities

Community coordination
BT Program Types
RT Coalitions
     Community action
     Community participation
     Community programs
     Interagency cooperation

Community health
USE Public health

Community health advisors
USE Community health aides

Community health aides
UF Community health advisors
BT Allied health personnel
     Paraprofessional personnel
RT Home health aides
     Indigenous outreach workers

Community health centers
BT Ambulatory care facilities
     Community agencies
RT Community health services
     Community mental health centers
     Primary care facilities

Community health services
BT Health services
RT Community health centers
     Outreach
     Public health services
     Social work

Community mental health centers
UF Mental health centers
BT Ambulatory care facilities
RT Community health centers
     Group homes
     Psychiatric clinics
     Psychiatric hospitals

Community outreach
USE Outreach

Community participation
BT Participation
RT Community action
     Community coordination
     Community service
     Parent participation

Community programs
BT Programs
NT Home visits
RT Community action
     Community based services
     Community coordination
     Social responsibility

Community role
SN Role that the community plays in given situations
BT Role

Community service
SN Volunteer services designed to improve the quality of life for community residents (particularly low income individuals) or to solve particular problems related to their needs, such as health care, literacy training, tutorial services, and recreation; unpaid services for the benefit of the public performed by lawbreakers as part or all of their sentences
BT Community based services
RT Community participation
     Service learning
     Social services

Community surveys
SN Investigations of conditions, attitudes, or activities at a given time in a given community
BT Surveys
RT Consumer surveys
     Health surveys
     National surveys
     State surveys

Compact disk read-only memory
USE CD-ROMs

Comparative analysis
BT Research methodology
RT Comparison groups

Comparative testing
BT Testing

Comparison groups
BT Groups
     Research design
RT Comparative analysis
     Control groups

Complementary foods
USE Complementary feeding

Compliance
UF Patient compliance
BT Social behavior

Comprehensive health care
SN Services that meet the total health care needs of patients, including outpatient, inpatient, and home care
BT Patient care
RT Comprehensive programs

Comprehensive health insurance
USE Major medical insurance

Comprehensive programs
BT Programs
RT Comprehensive health care

Compulsive behavior
BT Behavior disorders
NT Compulsive gambling

Compulsive gambling
BT Compulsive behavior
RT Behavior disorders

Computer art
BT Art
RT Computers
Software

Computer assisted diagnosis
BT Diagnostic techniques
NT Diagnostic imaging

Computer assisted instruction
UF CAI
BT Education
RT Software

Computer hardware
USE Computers

Computer programs
USE Software

Computer terminals
UF Video display terminals
BT Technology, Information, and Publications
RT Computers

Computers
UF Computer hardware
BT Technology, Information, and Publications
RT CD-ROMs
     Computer art
     Computer terminals
     Information networks
     Information systems
     Online databases

Conditioning therapy
USE Behavior modification

Condoms
BT Contraceptive devices

Conduct disorders
USE Behavior disorders

Conference proceedings
BT Publications
RT Conferences

Conferences
BT Education and Training
NT Teleconferences
RT Conference proceedings
     Exhibits
     Meetings
     Videoconferences

Confidentiality
UF Patient data privacy
     Privacy
     Privileged communication
BT Patient rights
RT Ethics
     Secrecy

Conflict resolution
SN The process of resolving interpersonal conflicts peacefully, using appropriate social skills
BT Interpersonal relations
RT Alternative dispute resolution
     Dispute resolution
     Negotiation
     Problem solving
     Social interaction

Conformity
     BT Personality traits
     Social behavior
RT Nonconformity

Congenital abnormalities
UF Birth defects
     Malformations
BT Diseases and Disorders
NT Williams syndrome
     Syndactyly
     Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome
     Sex differentiation disorders
     Severe combined immunodeficiency
     Rubinstein Taybi syndrome
     Prune belly syndrome
     Prader Willi syndrome
     Neural tube defects
     Marfan syndrome
     Macrosomia
     Lowe syndrome
     Laurence Moon syndrome
     Klippel Feil syndrome
     Jaw abnormalities
     Imperforate anus
     Hirschsprung disease
     Hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathies
     Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies
     Gardner syndrome
     Fragile X syndrome
     Fanconi anemia
     Esophageal atresia
     Epidermolysis bullosa
     Ehlers Danlos syndrome
     Ectodermal dysplasia
     Drug induced congenital disorders
     Down syndrome
     De Lange syndrome
     Cri du chat syndrome
     Conjoined twins
     Congenital port wine stain
     Congenital hypothyroidism
     Congenital hip dislocations
     Congenital heart defects
     Congenital hand deformities
     Congenital foot deformities
     Cockayne syndrome
     Cleft palate
     Bloom syndrome
     Biliary atresia
     Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
     Achondroplasia
RT Angelman syndrome
     Cerebral palsy
     Chromosome abnormalities
     Craniofacial abnormalities
     Cytomegalovirus infections
     Hydrocephalus
     Prenatal diagnosis
     Rett syndrome
     Teratology
     Toxoplasmosis

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
BT Adrenal gland diseases
     Autosome disorders
     Endocrine sexual disorders
RT Hermaphroditism
     Hypogonadism
     Precocious puberty

Congenital foot deformities
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Musculoskeletal diseases
NT Clubfoot

Congenital hand deformities
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Musculoskeletal diseases

Congenital heart defects
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Heart diseases
RT Thrombocytopenia

Congenital hip dislocations
UF Congenital hip dysplasia
BT Joint diseases
     Congenital abnormalities

Congenital hip dysplasia
USE Congenital hip dislocations

Congenital hypothyroidism
UF Cretinism
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Hypothyroidism
RT Craniofacial abnormalities
     Dwarfism

Congenital port wine stain
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Skin diseases

Congressional commissions
BT Commissions

Congressional committees
BT Committees
RT Congressional hearings
     Federal legislation
     Legislation

Congressional hearings
BT Hearings
RT Congressional committees
     Federal legislation
     Legislation

Conjoined twins
UF Siamese twins
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Twins

Connecticut
BT New England
     United States

Connective tissue diseases
BT Musculoskeletal diseases
NT Scleroderma
     Rheumatic diseases
     Osteogenesis imperfecta
     Mucopolysaccharidosis
     Marfan syndrome
     Lupus erythematosus
     Homocystinuria
     Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
     Ehlers Danlos syndrome

Consent
BT Patient rights
NT Patient consent
     Parental consent
     Informed consent

Constipation
BT Gastrointestinal diseases

Consultants
BT Personnel
RT Advisory committees
Consultation

Consultation
BT Health Services Management
NT Nutrition consultation
RT Consultants
     Technical assistance

Consumer education
BT Education
RT Adult education
     Consumer protection
     Consumers
     Family life education
     Parent education
     Patient education

Consumer education materials
BT Educational materials

Consumer satisfaction
UF Client satisfaction
     Customer satisfaction
     Satisfaction, consumer
BT Attitudes
NT Patient satisfaction
RT Consumer protection
     Consumer surveys
     Consumers
     Public relations
     Social indicators

Consumer surveys
BT Market research
     Surveys
RT Community surveys
     Consumer satisfaction

Consumers
BT Population Groups
RT Consumer education
     Consumer satisfaction

Contagious diseases
USE Communicable diseases

Continuing education
BT Adult education
RT Inservice training
     Lifelong learning
     Postsecondary education
     Professional education
     Staff development

Continuous learning
USE Lifelong learning

Contraception
BT Family planning
NT Ovulation suppression
     Natural family planning
     Emergency contraception
     Contraceptive devices
     Contraceptive agents
RT Contraceptive use
     Sexuality education

Contraceptive agents
SN Chemical means of contraception; do not confuse with contraceptive devices, which are mechanical means of contraception
BT Contraception
NT Oral contraceptives
     Contraceptive implants

Contraceptive devices
SN Mechanical means of contraception; do not confuse with contraceptive agents, which are chemical means of contraception
BT Contraception
NT Intrauterine devices
     Condoms

Contraceptive implants
BT Contraceptive agents
RT Oral contraceptives

Contraceptive use
BT Family planning
RT Contraception

Contracting out
USE Privatization

Control groups
BT Groups
     Research design
RT Case control studies
     Comparison groups

Convulsions
UF Febrile seizures
BT Seizures
RT Anticonvulsive drugs
     Brain diseases
     Epilepsy
     Hydrocephalus

Cookbooks
BT Publications
RT Recipes

Cookery
BT Nutrition and Food
NT Recipes
     Menu planning
RT Diet
     Herbs

Cooley's anemia
USE Thalassemia

Cooperation
USE Collaboration

Cooperative agreements
SN Financial assistance relationship between a government agency and public or nonprofit entity; distinguished from a grant relationship by the substantial programmatic involvement of the awarding office during the performance of the funded activity
BT Financing
RT Grants

Coordination
USE Program coordination

Coping
BT Behavior
     Emotional adjustment
     Life skills
RT Stress

Copyright
BT Technology, Information, and Publications

Coronary care
BT Patient care

Coronary care units
BT Intensive care units

Coronary disorders
USE Cardiovascular diseases

Coroners
SN Public officers whose principle duty is to inquire by an inquest held in the presence of a jury into the cause of any death that there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes
BT Health personnel
RT Autopsy
     Cause of death
     Investigations
     Jury verdicts
     Medical evidence
     Medical examiners

Corporal punishment
BT Discipline

Corporate programs
BT Programs
NT Workplace health promotion
RT Employee assistance programs
     Employee benefits

Correctional institutions
UF Jails
     Prisons
     Training schools
BT Facilities
RT Corrections
     Crime
     Incarcerated women
     Incarcerated youth
     Prisoners

Corrections
SN Treatment of offenders through a system of incarceration, rehabilitation, probation, and parole
BT Criminal justice system
RT Correctional institutions
     Crime
     Incarcerated women
     Incarcerated youth
     Law enforcement
     Offenders

Corrective orthodontics
BT Dental care

Cost benefit analysis
USE Cost effectiveness

Cost containment
UF Cost control
BT Health Services Management
NT Diagnosis related groups
RT Cost effectiveness
     Cost sharing
     Economics
     Gatekeepers
     Managed care
     Rate setting and review

Cost control
USE Cost containment

Cost effectiveness
SN Degree to which a given service or activity produces the desired result in relation to the cost of providing it. To be cost effective, an activity produces the greatest benefit at an acceptable cost.
UF Cost benefit analysis
BT Economics and Politics
RT Cost containment
     Economics
     Operations research
     Productivity
     Rate setting and review
     Resource allocation

Cost sharing
BT Economics and Politics
RT Cost containment
     Economics

Costs
UF Expenditures
     Program costs
BT Economics and Politics
NT Operating costs
     Health care costs
RT Budgets
     Economics
     Resource allocation

Counseling
BT Human services
NT School counseling
     Peer counseling
RT Family therapy
     Individual therapy
     Pastoral care
     Rape crisis centers
     Suicide prevention

Counselors
BT Professional personnel
NT School counselors
     Genetic counselors
     Bereavement counselors
RT Mental health professionals
     Mentors
     Rape crisis centers
     School psychologists

County programs
BT Programs
RT County agencies

Courage
BT Personality traits
RT Leadership

Court decisions
SN Opinions or determinations of a court judge or judges that set a precedent for similar cases
UF Judicial actions
BT Legal processes
RT Courts
     Damage awards
     Judges
     Jury verdicts
     Legal precedence
     Litigation

Court jurisdiction
UF Jurisdiction
BT Legal processes
RT Courts

Courts
UF Judicial system
     Legal system
BT Criminal justice system
NT State courts
     Juvenile courts
     Federal courts
RT Court decisions
     Court jurisdiction
     Judges
     Legislation
     Litigation

CPR
USE Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Craniofacial abnormalities
BT Bone diseases
NT Cleft lip
RT Congenital abnormalities
     Congenital hypothyroidism
     Down syndrome

Creativity
BT Personality traits
NT Imagination

Cretinism
USE Congenital hypothyroidism

Cri du chat syndrome
UF Crying cat syndrome
BT Chromosome abnormalities
     Congenital abnormalities
     Mental retardation
     Syndromes

Crib death
USE SIDS

Cribs
USE Infant equipment

Crime
BT Law and Legal Issues
     Antisocial behavior
     Social problems
NT Terrorism
     Sexual harassment
     Sexual harassment
     Sexual abuse
     Prostitution
     Physical abuse
     Juvenile delinquency
     Impaired driving
     Homicide
     Hate crime
     Fraud
     Firesetting behavior
     Child neglect
     Child abuse
     Assault
     Abductions
     RT Consumer protection
     Correctional institutions
     Corrections
     Gangs
     Incarcerated youth
     Medical malpractice
     Offenders
     Prisoners
     Victims
     Violence

Crime prevention
BT Prevention
RT Violence prevention

Criminal histories
SN Official records of events pertaining to convicted offenders, such as arrests, charges, court actions, convictions, probation, and parole
UF Criminal records
BT Records
RT History

Criminal justice system
SN System of law enforcement, including the bar, judiciary, corrections, and probation, that deals with those suspected of, charged with, or convicted of criminal offenses
BT Law and Legal Issues
NT Lawyers
     Law enforcement
     Juvenile justice
     Judges
     Courts
     Corrections

Criminal records
USE Criminal histories

Criminals
USE Offenders

Crisis intervention
BT Psychotherapy
RT Emergencies
     Shelters

Critical care
UF Acute care
     Intensive care
     Special care
BT Patient care
NT Pediatric intensive care
RT Intensive care units

Crohn disease
BT Gastrointestinal diseases
     Ileitis
     Inflammatory bowel diseases
RT Colitis
     Diarrhea

Cross sectional studies
BT Epidemiology
     Studies
RT Sampling studies

Cruelty
BT Antisocial behavior
     Personality traits
RT Aggression

Crying
BT Behavior
     Nonverbal communication
RT Colic

Crying cat syndrome
USE Cri du chat syndrome

CSHN programs
UF Children with special health care needs programs
BT Programs
RT Federal programs
     State programs

Cuban Americans
BT Hispanic Americans
RT Mexican Americans
     Puerto Ricans

Cultural barriers
BT Barriers
RT Cultural factors
     Ethnic factors
     Financial barriers
     Language barriers
     Racial factors
     Social factors
     Sociocultural factors

Cultural beliefs
BT Beliefs
RT Acculturation
     Cultural factors

Cultural diversity
UF Pluralism
BT Social and Demographic Issues
RT Acculturation
     Cultural factors
     Cultural sensitivity
     Ethnic factors
     Ethnic groups
     Minority groups
     Racial factors

Cultural factors
BT Sociocultural factors
RT Acculturation
     Barriers
     Cultural barriers
     Cultural beliefs
     Cultural diversity
     Cultural sensitivity
     Culturally competent services
     Ethnic factors
     Language barriers
     Sex factors
     Social factors

Cultural sensitivity
SN Acknowledging that cultural differences as well as similarities exist while refusing to assign value to the differences
BT Sensitivity
RT Acculturation
     Cultural competence
     Cultural diversity
     Cultural factors
     Culturally competent services

Culturally competent services
BT Services
RT Cultural competence
     Cultural factors
     Cultural sensitivity

Curricula
BT Educational materials
     Resource materials
RT Textbooks
     Workbooks

Curriculum development
BT Education and Training
RT Educational materials
     Teaching

Customer satisfaction
USE Consumer satisfaction

Cutis elastica
USE Ehlers Danlos syndrome

CVS test
USE Chorionic villi sampling

Cystic fibrosis
BT Autosome disorders
     Hereditary diseases
     Lung diseases
     Neonatal diseases
     Pancreatic diseases

Cystinosis
BT Hereditary diseases
Kidney diseases

Cystitis
BT Urinary tract infections

Cytogenetics
BT Genetics
RT Chromosome abnormalities
     Chromosome mapping

Cytomegalovirus infections
BT Communicable diseases
     Virus diseases
RT Congenital abnormalities
     Herpes genitalis
     Herpes simplex

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