Funded Personnel Services Research: Patterns and Trends

Trends in NHLBI-Funded Research on Sex Differences in Hypertension.

Although sex differences in blood pressure levels and the prevalence of hypertension are well recognized, the mechanisms responsible for this sexual dimorphism remain poorly understood. To gain a better understanding of the research funding trends in the field of sex differences related to hypertension and the main research topics funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI),...

Patterns and trends of medical student research

BACKGROUND Our study describes the change in the research output, trends and content of published research involving medical students over the last century. METHODS Pubmed® and Scopus® were searched for keywords 'Medical Student' in the affiliation field. The search results were combined in Endnote® and duplicate entries removed and the multiple variables described below were assessed. RESU...

Trends in health personnel.

The Intersection of Massage Practice and Research: Community Massage Therapists as Research Personnel on an NIH-funded Effectiveness Study

INTRODUCTION Few NIH funded studies give community massage therapists the opportunity to become study personnel. A recent NIH/NCCAM-funded study investigating chronic low back pain (CLBP) recruited, trained, and utilized community massage practitioners (CMPs) as study personnel. This study's aim was to determine whether health-related outcomes for CLBP improve when patients are referred from pr...

Trends In Health Personnel