title: Why should there be an NICHD?
abstract: In its nearly 5 decades of existence, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has expended $23 billion in conducting and supporting research and translating discoveries to practice. The resulting dramatic impact on peoples' lives and improved health for children and families, chronicled herein, are a testament to the benefits of having this institute at the National Institutes of Health.
authors.affiliation: Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. duane.alexander@nih.gov
authors.forename: Duane F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D054582:National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States