NIH research funding and early career physician scientists: Continuing challenges in the 21st century

FASEB Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1049-1058

  Garrison, Howard H ^a   Deschamps, Anne M ^a  

^a Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Science policy; Training; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CAREER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HISTORY; SCIENCE POLICY; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORKFORCE;

SCIENCE POLICY; TRAINING; WORKFORCE;

BUDGETS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PHYSICIANS; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896488460     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-241687     Document Type: Article

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