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A book containing references, alphabetically arranged, to the contents of a series or collection of documents or volumes; or a section (normally at the end) of a single volume or set of volumes containing such references to its contents. Statistical indexes are also used to track or measure changes in the economy (for example, the Consumer Price Index) and movement in stock markets (for example, Standard & Poor's Index). Such indexes are usually keyed to a base year, month, or other period of comparison. In mortgage financing, the term is used to determine adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) interest rates after the discount period ends. Common indexes for ARMs are one-year Treasury Securities and the national average cost of funds to savings and loan associations. index (Catalog), noun earmark, enumeration, indicant, indicator, list, listing, listing of contents, mark, sign index (Docket), verb categorize, codify, file, submit index (Gauge), noun measure, guide, scale index (Relate), verb catalog, class, classify, document, enumerate, group, inventory, itemize, list, specify, record, supply or furnish with reference See also: arrange, book, classify, clue, codify, directory, enumerate, fix, gist, indicant, indicate, indication, indicator, itemize, ledger, marshal, pigeonhole, record, register, roll, schedule, substance, symbol, symptom, tabulate How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On a monthly basis, medication use and cost was measured and reported the number of medications and medication doses per nursing home resident per month; the number of laboratory measurements for narrow therapeutic index drugs per nursing home resident per month; and the cost of all oral medications per nursing home resident per month. Finally, development of newer drugs offering similar activity against both enzyme targets (DNA gyrase and topoisomerase-IV), as well as an improved therapeutic index, will definitely strengthen clinical practice. Chemotherapy drugs have traditionally had a therapeutic index of no better than 6 to 1, meaning that they destroy up to 6 cancer cells for every healthy cell that dies. |
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