Core B will focus on new program development via recruitment of a junior tenure-track faculty member and support for pilot projects. The pilot projects will involve investigators from the Institute for Social Research, Population Studies Center, Institute of Gerontology and School of Public Health. They will explore a broad range of topics using several major datasets: HRS, AHEAD, PSID, U.S. Census, Asian censues.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Exploratory Grants (P20)
Project #
5P20AG012846-03
Application #
5204992
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
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