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The national accrediting agency for pulmonary function technologists and respiratory care practitioners.  

An independent agency recognized to certify the eligibility of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in the U.S.  

An international organization of professional social workers.  

A trade association of professionals who provide course work and training for health care professionals who want to study how to assess and manage health care crises.  

An intelligence test in which subjects are asked to read and pronounce words with unusual spellings.  

An international health, fitness and sports medicine organization offering evidence-based education, training, certification, and advanced specialization programs to qualified athletic and health care professionals.  

Rate of stillbirths in proportion to birth rate.  

The birth rate; the ratio of births to population of a given community.  

Inspection of the nasopharynx and posterior nares. A diagnostic technique that investigates the nasal passages and pharynx using a specialized instrument equipped with an optical system.  

Device used to visualize the nasal passage and pharynx.