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Acronyms
AASM American Academy of Sleep Medicine
ABSM American Board of Sleep Medicine
ACGME Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADSM Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
AHI apnea-hypopnea index
AMA American Medical Association
APSS annual meeting of sleep professional societies
ASAA American Sleep Apnea Association
ATS American Thoracic Society
BEARS B = bedtime issues, E = excessive daytime sleepiness, A = night awakenings, R = regularity and duration of sleep, S = snoring
BMI body mass index
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CNS central nervous system
CPAP continuous positive airway pressure
CRISP Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects
CRP C-reactive protein
CSA central sleep apnea
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
DCI Diseases and Conditions Index
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
EEG electroencephalogram
GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid
HCRT hypocretin
HLA human leukocyte antigen
HPA hypothalamic-pituitary axis
IRG integrated review groups
L-DOPA levo-dopa
MEPS Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
MS multiple sclerosis
MSLT multiple sleep latency test
NAMCS National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NCMRR National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
NCSDR National Center for Sleep Disorders Research
NEHIS National Employer Health Insurance Survey
NHAMCS National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHDS National Hospital Discharge Survey
NHHCS National Home and Hospice Care Survey
NHIS National Health Interview Survey
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NHPI National Health Provider Inventory
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NNHS National Nursing Home Survey
NREM nonrapid eye movement
NSAS National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery
NSF National Sleep Foundation
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
OSA obstructive sleep apnea
PA program announcement
PLMI periodic limb movement index
PSG polysomnography
REM rapid eye movement
RFA request for application
RLS restless legs syndrome
RNA ribonucleic acid
SAA sleep academic award
SBIR Small Business Innovative Research
SCN suprachiasmatic nucleus
SCOR specialized center of research
SDB sleep-disordered breathing
SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
SOREMP sleep onset REM period
SRS Sleep Research Society
SWS slow-wave sleep
WASO wake time after sleep onset
YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
