The Surgeon General's 1990 Report on the Health Benefits of
Smoking Cessation Executive Summary - GLOSSARY
AARP American Association of Retired Persons
ACS American Cancer Society
AR attributable risk
AUTS Adult Use of Tobacco Survey
BM bone mass
BMI body mass index
BP blood pressure
BPS Baseline Prevalence Survey
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BUPA British United Providence Association
CASS Coronary Artery Surgery Study
CC closing capacity
CCDPHP Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion
CDC Centers for Disease Control
CHD coronary heart disease
CI confidence interval
cig cigarettes
CNS central nervous system
CO carbon monoxide
COHb carboxyhemoglobin
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPS Center for Preventive Services
CPS-I Cancer Prevention Study I
CPS-II Cancer Prevention Study II
CV closing volume
CVD cardiovascular disease
DBP diastolic blood pressure
DHEW Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DLCOSB carbon monoxide diffusing capacity
DPA dual photon absorptiometry
DSM-III-R Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders
FEV1 1-sec forced expiratory volume
FVC1 1-sec forced vital capacity
HANES Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen
HCN hydrogen cyanide
HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HMO health maintenance organization
HR heart rate
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
MI myocardial infarction
MMEF mid-maximum expiratory flow
MRC Medical Research Council
MRFIT Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NCI National Cancer Institute
NHANES-I National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I
NHEFS NHANES Epidemiologic Followup Study
NHIS National Health Interview Survey
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NNS National Natality Survey
OSH Office on Smoking and Health
PBI penile brachial index
PCA percent cortical area
pDL predicted diffusing capacity
PEF peak expiratory flow
PHS Public Health Service
POMS Profile of Mood States
PPA phenylpropanolamine
ppd packs per day
PSA public service announcement
REE resting energy expenditure
RR relative risk
SBP systolic blood pressure
SCN- thiocyanate
SD standard deviation
SES socioeconomic status
SGA small gestational age
SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
SPA single photon absorptiometry
ST smokeless tobacco
STD sexually transmitted disease
TLC total lung capacity
TQ Fagerstrom Tolerance Scale
VC vital capacity
WHO World Health Organization
WHR ratio of waist to hip circumference
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