| AMRC | Association of Medical Research Charities
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| BMA | British Medical Association
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| CAM | Complementary and alternative medicine ("CAMs" is sometimes used as shorthand for "complementary and alternative therapies")
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| CHI | Commission for Health Improvement
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| CISCOM | Centralised Information Service for Complementary Medicine
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| CSM | Committee on Safety of Medicines
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| EMEA | European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
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| ESCOP | European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy
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| EU | European Union |
| FIM | Foundation for Integrated Medicine
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| GCC | General Chiropractic Council
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| GMC | General Medical Council
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| GOsC | General Osteopathic Council
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| GP | General Practitioner
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| HImP | Health Improvement Plan
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| MCA | Medicines Control Agency
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| MRC | Medical Research Council
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| NCCAM | US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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| NHS | National Health Service
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| NICE | National Institute for Clinical Excellence
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| NIH | US National Institutes of Health
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| PAGB | Proprietary Association of Great Britain
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| PCG | Primary Care Group
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| PCT | Primary Care Trust
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| RCCM | Research Council for Complementary Medicine
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| RCT | Randomised Controlled Trial
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| R&D | Research and development
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| SSM | Special Study Module
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| TLC | Tender loving care
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| UKCC | UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
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| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid
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