Acronyms



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 Contents
 Summary
 Chapter 1
 Chapter 2
 Chapter 3
 Chapter 4
 Chapter 5
 References
 Appendix A
 Appendix B
 Appendix C
 Appendix D

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ACDAdvisory Committee to the Director
DHHSU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FICJohn E. Fogarty International Center
FYfiscal year
IOMInstitute of Medicine
NCI National Cancer Institute, NIH
NCRRNational Center for Research Resources, NIH
NEINational Eye Institute, NIH
NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
NHLBINational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
NIANational Institute on Aging, NIH
NIAAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH
NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
NIAMS National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH
NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH
NIDCD National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH
NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
NIDR National Institute of Dental Research, NIH
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH
NIGMS National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
NINDSNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
NINR National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH
NLMNational Library of Medicine, NIH
NSFNational Science Foundation
OMBOffice of Management and Budget
PHSPublic Health Service
R&D research and development
RFArequest for application
RPGresearch project grant