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A Strategy for Assessing Science: Behavioral and Social Research on Aging

National Research Council (US) Committee on Assessing Behavioral and Social Science Research on Aging
Irwin Feller, Paul C Stern
, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2007.
The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health.
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Review

A Strategy for Assessing Science: Behavioral and Social Research on Aging

National Research Council (US) Committee on Assessing Behavioral and Social Science Research on Aging.
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Excerpt

This report responds to a request from the Office of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) at the National Institute on Aging for a study on how best to assess the progress and vitality of areas of behavioral and social science research on aging and on how to identify the factors that contribute to the likelihood of discoveries in areas of aging research.

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This project was supported by Award No. NO1-OD-4-2139, Task Order No. 122 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Health and Human Services. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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