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Global Noncommunicable Disease Research: Opportunities and Challenges
Global Noncommunicable Disease Research: Opportunities and Challenges
Table. Summary of Benefits to U.S. Science, Academic Institutions, Investigators, and Others From Engaging in Global
Noncommunicable Disease Research
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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland University Research Co., Bethesda, Maryland
William Checkley M. Rashad Massoud
Phabiola M. Herrera Aldana University of South Carolina, Columbia, South
Catherine H. Miele Carolina
Laura D. Sander Nancy L. Fleischer
Sandra Zaeh
University of Southern California, Los Angeles,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland California
National Cancer Institute: John Flanigan Mellissa Withers
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Michael
M. Engelgau University of Virginia School of Medicine,
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Charlottesville, Virginia
Kidney Diseases: Andrew A. Bremer Ashley K. Volaric
National Institute of Mental Health: Beverly Pringle Chris Winstead-Derlega