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. 2018 Mar 1;172(3):297-299.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.4947.

Name and Characteristics of National Institutes of Health R01-Funded Pediatric Physician-Scientists: Hope and Challenges for the Vanishing Pediatric Physician-Scientists

Misty Good  1 , Steven J McElroy  2   3 , Jennifer N Berger  2 , James L Wynn  4   5
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Name and Characteristics of National Institutes of Health R01-Funded Pediatric Physician-Scientists: Hope and Challenges for the Vanishing Pediatric Physician-Scientists

Misty Good et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This study describes the number and characteristics of physician-scientists who are funded by National Institutes of Health independent investigator awards.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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