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IHS

IHS

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An international group that makes guidelines doctors use to identify and study headaches
  • proper noun
: IHS
  • The IHS is dedicated to improving standards for the diagnosis and research of headache disorders.
  • IHS Insight
  • IHS Global
  • IHS economists

Examples

  • "They're not willing to commit to full-time, permanent employees," said Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist for IHS Global Insight.

    Blog text (13)
  • Howard Archer, chief European economist for IHS Global Insight in London, projected that overall, Britain would see a 0.3 percent gain in gross domestic product from Olympic-related economic activity.

    Blog text (10)
  • The IHS began compiling its own data in 1989.

    Academic text (1994)
  • For Apple, this is a huge disadvantage," said the author of the IHS report, Kevin.

    Blog text (33)
  • The IHS and the CDRH began a joint project in 1989 to develop a comprehensive x-ray survey procedure.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Right now, housing is about as affordable as it has been since at least the 1970s," Patrick Newport, a U.S. economist for IHS Global Insight, told US News and World Report.

    Blog text (15)
  • Aaron Bragman, a senior analyst with IHS Automotive, a financial research group, said the government couldn't sell Chrysler because it never owned it.

    Blog text (28)
  • Research firm IHS iSuppli says the 7-inch tablet segment will essentially double from 20.8 million units in 2011 to 41.1 million units this year.

    Blog text (32)
  • The Indian Health Service (IHS) operates or contracts with Tribal groups to operate 50 hospitals and approximately 165 primary ambulatory care centers.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The deputy director of program operations reported to the investigators that, while the IHS had established surveillance over the sterilizations of women under the age of twenty-one, physicians may not have reported these cases knowing that there was a moratorium against them.

    Academic text (2000)

Surface Forms

IHS main

Etymology

IHS is an abbreviation formed from the first letters of International Headache Society ('I', 'H', 'S'), so it is the short name for the global group that sets standards for diagnosing and researching headaches.