Caribbean Public Health Agency. CARPHA . Caribbean Epidemiology Centre . CAREC . Caribbean Epidemiology Center . Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute . CFNI 17071 . Caribbean Regional Health Institutions . Caribbean Environmental Health Institute . Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) . Caribbean Regional Drug Testing Laboratory . Caribbean Regional Drug Testing Laboratory (CRDTL) . Caribbean Health Research Council . Caribbean Health Research Council (CHRC) . CEHI 17071 . CRDTL . CHRC 17071 . A Caribbean agency established on 2011 by an Inter-Governmental Agreement signed by Caribbean Community Member States aiming on physical and mental health promotion of people within the Caribbean, among other objectives. (http://www.carpha.org/carpha-docs/publications/Legal/CARPHA-IGA.pdf) . 1.00
Caribbean Region. Caribbean . Caribbean Sea Region . West Indies Region . The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. . 0.63
Laboratory Test. Tests performed in a laboratory that check samples of blood, urine or tissue form the body. A technician or a physician analyzes the test samples to check if results fall within the normal range based on sex, age and race, food intake, among other factors. (Free adaptation from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/laboratorytests.html, accessed Sep 18, 2012) . 0.57
Laboratory Proficiency Testing. Proficiency Testing, Laboratory . Testing, Laboratory Proficiency . Assessments aimed at determining agreement in diagnostic test results among laboratories. Identical survey samples are distributed to participating laboratories, with results stratified according to testing methodologies. . 0.51