Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AI033008-03
Application #
2067967
Study Section
Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Study Section (TMP)
Project Start
1993-05-01
Project End
1997-04-30
Budget Start
1995-05-01
Budget End
1997-04-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Alabama Birmingham
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
004514360
City
Birmingham
State
AL
Country
United States
Zip Code
35294
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