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COTPA Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act
CTFK Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
CVD cardiovascular disease
DALY disability-adjusted life year
DoD Department of Defense
DOTS Directly Observed Treatment Short
ECG electrocardiogram
EUROASPIRE European Action on Secondary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events
EVIPNet Evidence-Informed Policy Network
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FHI Family Health International
GDP gross domestic product
GNI gross national income
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
GYAT Global Youth Action on Tobacco
GYM Global Youth Meet on Health
GYTS Global Youth Tobacco Survey
HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy
HDL high-density lipoprotein
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HMN Health Metrics Network
HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
HRIDAY–SHAN Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth-Student Health Action Network
IC Health Initiative for Cardiovascular Health Research in the Developing Countries
ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
IFBA International Food and Beverage Alliance
IFPMA International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufactureres and Associations