title: NIH funding mechanisms need little defense.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
mesh_terms: D005380:Financing, Government; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000191:economics*; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014146:Training Support; D014481:United States