title: Medical research. Fools' gold.
abstract: London, Oxford and Cambridge receive an unequal share of research and development funds. Eight other cities are working with the government to raise their own status generally. New regional centres of excellence would reduce the disparities.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Joint Health Unit.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hacking
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics*; D004739:England; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*