Category: C
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Counterbalancing
In research, in equivalence reliability, eliminating the effect of the order in which two tests were taken by giving half the group one order and the other half the reverse order and analyzing the combined results, counterbalance designs.
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Counterbalance designs
In research, studies designed such that if two or more treatments are administered in sequence, the treatments are administered in all possible sequences so as to reveal and eliminate the effect of ordering, counterbalancing.
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Count
The most basic quantitative measure in epidemiology. Pertains to a notation that X number of people in a particular population have, for instance, developed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Numerical indication of the number of items (e.g., blood cells, bacteria) in a particular unit or sample. The number of units in a sample or object.…
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Counselor
A person who advises others with relatively normal health problems. Training may be in areas associated with finance, psychology, social interactions, family relations, or religion.
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Counseling psychology
A branch of psychology in which the psychologist attempts to help a person solve certain adjustment problems through counseling. Problems are usually related to education, occupations, sex, or marriage.
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Counseling service
Activities designed to assist students in making plans and decisions related to their education, career, or personal development.
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Council for international organization of medical science
A branch of the World Health Organization. In 1968, the Council established five criteria for determining the presence of death: (a) loss of all responses to the environment, (b) complete lack of any reflexes and the loss of muscle tone, (c) cessation of spontaneous respiration, (d) abrupt drop in arterial blood pressure, and (e) a…
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Council for education in public health (CEPH)
An organization comprised of representatives of the major public health professional organizations that sets standards and procedures for the accreditation for schools of public health and for those public health programs outside schools of public health.
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Council of chief state school officers
An organization representing state education commissioners, superintendents, etc., with respect to all aspects of public education.
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Cough medicine
A compound that contains chemicals intended to relieve the cough reflex. A liquid taken to soothe the irritation which causes a cough.