title: [Establishment and development of National Institutes of Health of the United States].
abstract: National Institutes of Health traces its root to a one-room laboratory created in 1887. Now it has become a federal agency including 27 institutes and centers, also one of the world biggest centers of biomedical research.Throughout the history of NIH, much experience is worth learning, for example: allocating persistent and sufficient funds, basing on basic research and adjusting its focus duly, expanding the scope of subsidizing and stressing talent cultivation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical History, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical History, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States