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Nutrition Research Peer Review at the National Institutes of Health

HRD-81-95 Published: Jun 01, 1981. Publicly Released: Jul 02, 1981.
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A study was conducted to determine whether the peer review system at the National Institutes of Health (NIH): (1) provided adequate peer review of applied research proposals and research proposals using innovative approaches; (2) used qualified individuals to review nutrition-related proposals; (3) funded nutrition-related grant proposals less frequently than other grant proposals; (4) funded researchers with prior NIH support more readily than previously unsupported researchers; and (5) favored researchers from institutions with substantial prior support from NIH.

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Agricultural programsHealth research programsNutrition researchResearch grantsResearch program managementNutritionPeer reviewGrant proposalsDiabetesCancer