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The National Institutes of Health
Title:
The National Institutes of Health
Author:
Mintzer, Richard.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Philadelphia, Pa. : Chelsea House Pub., 2002.
Physical Description:
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary:
Presents an overview of the history of infectious disease epidemics in the United States, as well as the history of the National Institutes of Health, the structure and role of that institution, and current major health concerns that are its focus.
Language:
English
Contents:
1: Better health for everyone -- 2: The history of the NIH -- 3: The NIH today -- 4: Clinical trials -- 5: Scientific breakthroughs -- 6: The NIH in the new century.
ISBN:
9780791067932
Format :
Book