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United States Public Health Service

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Definition: A constituent organization of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES concerned with protecting and improving the health of the nation.  add UNITED STATES (NIM); research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; DF:PHS CATALOG: use NAF entry   
Examples Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); National Center for Health Care Technology (U.S.); National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.); United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; United States Food and Drug Administration; United States Health Resources and Services Administration; United States Indian Health Service; United States Office of Research Integrity; United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 		Other names Public Health Service (U.S.); USPHS; United States. Public Health Service; Public Health Service

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