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Notable people, papers, and events from PennLDI's first half-century

LDI and the Founding of AcademyHealth

Notable people, papers, and events from PennLDI's first half-century

LDI and the Founding of AcademyHealth

In 1981, LDI and its then-Executive Director William Pierskalla played a major role in the creation of the Association for Health Services Research (AHSR) -- the organization that later changed its name to AcademyHealth. Read the never-before-told story of the earliest days of the AHSR and the small cadre of scientists who were determined to enhance the national voice and power of health services researchers.

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