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Preferred Name

United States Office of Research Integrity

Definitions
An office of the UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE organized in June 1992 to promote research integrity and investigate misconduct in research supported by the Public Health Service. It consolidates the Office of Scientific Integrity of the National Institutes of Health and the Office of Scientific Integrity Review in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. The office at the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES that leads efforts for protecting human subjects in biomedical and behavioral research. It was created in 2000. It replaces the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR), which was part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and had authority over NIH-funded research.
Synonyms
United States Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Office of Research Integrity
NIH Office of Scientific Integrity
Office of Research Integrity
Office of Scientific Integrity (U.S.)
U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Office of Research Integrity
Office of Research Integrity (U.S.)
Office for Human Research Protections
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