List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel

AA Alcoholics Anonymous
AAD American Association of Dermatology
AADGP American Academy of Dental Group Practice
AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians
AAOS American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
AAP American Academy of Pediatrics
ACOG American College of Obstetics and Gynecology
ACS American Cancer Society
ACS American College of Surgeons
ADA American Dental Association
ADA American Diabetes Association
AGD Academy of General Dentistry
AHA American Heart Association
AMA American Medical Association
AMA Australian Medical Association
ARA American Rheumatological Association
CCS Canadian Cardiology Society
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMO Chief medical officer
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GP General practitioner
JAMA American Medical Association">Journal of the American Medical Association
MD Medical doctor
NA Narcotics Anonymous
NEJM New England Journal of Medicine
O.D. Optical doctor
UKPDS United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
WHO World Health Organization

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