title: The evolution of a science advisory body in the federal government.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cassman
mesh_terms: D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011057:Politics; D011640:Public Policy; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000266:history; D012586:Science; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service / Q000266:history