United States National Institutes of Health

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United States National Institutes of Health

Summary

United States National Institutes of Health is an United States federal agency[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of united_states_federal_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,870 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States National Institutes of Health's field of work was medical research[3].
  • United States National Institutes of Health received the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health[4].
  • United States National Institutes of Health was a member of ORCID, Inc.[5].
  • United States National Institutes of Health was a member of Research Data Alliance[6].
  • United States National Institutes of Health is located in Montgomery County[7].
  • United States National Institutes of Health is in the country of United States[8].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's instance of is recorded as United States federal agency[9].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's instance of is recorded as research center[10].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's headquarters location is recorded as Bethesda[11].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's chief executive officer is recorded as Lawrence A. Tabak[12].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's postal code is recorded as 20892[13].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities[14].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering[15].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Human Genome Research Institute[16].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders[17].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases[18].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute of Nursing Research[19].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as US National Institute on Aging[20].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute on Drug Abuse[21].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism[22].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences[23].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Eye Institute[24].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute of General Medical Sciences[25].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development[26].
  • United States National Institutes of Health's child organization or unit is recorded as United States National Library of Medicine[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1887[28] and 1930[29].

Leadership

United States National Institutes of Health's chief executive officer is recorded as Lawrence A. Tabak[12].

Operations

United States National Institutes of Health's headquarters location is recorded as Bethesda[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Health and Human Services[30]. Subsidiaries include National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities[14], a government agency[31], in United States[32], founded in 2000[33], headquartered in Bethesda[34]; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering[15], an organization[35], in United States[36], headquartered in Bethesda[37]; National Human Genome Research Institute[16], a research institute[38], in United States[39], founded in 1989[40], headquartered in Bethesda[41]; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders[17], a research institute[42], in United States[43], founded in 1988[44]; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases[18], a research institute[45], in United States[46], founded in 1986[47], headquartered in Bethesda[48]; and National Institute of Nursing Research[19], a research institute[49], in United States[50], headquartered in Bethesda[51].

Industry

United States National Institutes of Health's field of work was medical research[3].

Recognition

United States National Institutes of Health received the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health[4].

Why It Matters

United States National Institutes of Health ranks in the top 8% of united_states_federal_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,870 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did United States National Institutes of Health receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . NIH campus endures slow decay. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . NIH campus endures slow decay. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . NIH campus endures slow decay. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . rd-alliance.org. Retrieved . rd-alliance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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