Glossary of Abbreviations
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AHEI |
Alternate Healthy Eating Index |
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BMJ |
British Medical Journal |
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BTT |
Benefit-based tailored treatment |
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CE |
Cost-effectiveness |
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CEA |
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis |
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CD |
Communicable diseases |
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CHEERS |
Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Standards |
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CONSORT |
Consolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials |
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CVD |
Cardiovascular diseases |
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DALY |
Disability-adjusted life-year |
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DASH |
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension |
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DCP |
Disease Control Priorities |
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DIY |
Do It Yourself |
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EQ-5D |
EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire |
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EQUATOR |
Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency of Healthcare Research |
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EURONHEED |
European Network of Health Economics Evaluation Databases |
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FCTC |
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control |
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GEAR |
Guide to Health Economic Analysis and Research |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GH |
Global Health |
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HIAS |
Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study |
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HITAP |
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program |
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HEI |
Healthy Eating Index |
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HLC |
High-level Commission |
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HTA |
Health Technology Assessment |
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I$ |
International dollars |
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ICER |
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio |
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iDSI |
international Decision Support Initiative |
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IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
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ISPOR |
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research |
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JICA |
Japan International Cooperation Agency |
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KEMRI |
Kenya Medical Research Institute |
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LCSs |
low calorie sweeteners |
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LMICs |
Low- and middle-income countries |
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NCD |
Non-communicable diseases |
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NPP |
NCD Prevention Project |
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NICE |
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in England and Wales |
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NHS |
National Health Service (United Kingdom) |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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PAHO |
Pan American Health Organization |
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PEN |
Package of essential non-communicable disease interventions |
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PMAC |
Prince Mahidol Award Conference |
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PMAF |
Prince Mahidol Award Foundation |
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PRICELESS SA |
Priority Cost-Effective Lessons for System Strengthening in South Africa |
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PRISMA |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
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QALY |
Quality-adjusted life-year |
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RCT |
Randomized controlled trial |
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RCSC |
Royal Civil Service Commission |
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SEED |
Systematic thinking for Evidence-based and Efficient Decision-Making |
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SF-6D |
Short-Form Six-Dimension |
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SSB |
Sugar-sweetened beverage |
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STROBE |
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |
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THF |
Thai Health Promotion Foundation |
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T2DM |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
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TTT |
Treat-to-target |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UN |
United Nations |
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US |
United States |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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USD |
US dollars |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WTP |
Willingness-to-pay |