Abbreviations and symbols

Abbreviations
AbbreviationFull name

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACAMS

Australian Congenital Anomalies Monitoring System

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

ASGS

Australian Statistical Geography Standard

CALF

Congenital Anomaly Linked File

CDC

Centers for Disease Control

GARD

Genetic and Rare Disease Information Center

ICBDSR

International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research

ICD-10-AM

International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, Australian modification

ICD-9-BPA

International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 9th edition, British Paediatric Association

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northern Territory

NCADC

National Congenital Anomalies Data Collection

NCAAG

National Congenital Anomaly Advisory Group

NPDC

National Perinatal Data Collection

Qld

Queensland

SA

South Australia

SABDR

South Australian Birth Defects Register

Tas

Tasmania

VCAR

Victorian Congenital Anomalies Register

Vic

Victoria

WA

Western Australia

WARDA

Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies

WHO

World Health Organization

Symbols

SymbolMeaning

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not applicable

n.a.

not available

n.p.not published