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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)

Component of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. It conducts and supports research program related to diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS. From 1948 until October 10, 1969, it was known as the National Heart Institute. From June 25, 1976, it was the National Heart and Lung Institute. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative.

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Abstract

Component of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. It conducts and supports research program related to diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS. From 1948 until October 10, 1969, it was known as the National Heart Institute. From June 25, 1976, it was the National Heart and Lung Institute. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • NHLBI
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., EXTRAMURAL or RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., INTRAMURAL; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry

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History Note

2008

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Previous Indexing

  • National Institutes of Health (1966-2007)

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  1. I01w.409w.418w.750.600w.650w.496w.300w
  2. N03w.540w.052.750w.300w
  3. N03w.540w.348w.500w.500.600w.650w.496w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.). Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054555. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054555
  2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.). In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Heart,_Lung,_and_Blood_Institute
  3. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.). In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6973027