 |
|
Update on the Research Agenda and Care for the Poor ChildSteps Forward, Steps Backward
Karen Hendricks, JD;
Myron Genel, MD;
George Lister, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1993;147(5):530-532.
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings. |
|
|
|
Two years ago, Steve Kohl, MD, then president of the Society for Pediatric Research (Elk Grove Village, Ill), wrote a thoughtful article discussing the relationship between the research agenda of pediatric scientists and the vast health care needs of this nation's poor children.1 In Kohl's discussion he suggested that the same investigative rigor and resources that we devote to laboratory research can and should be directed to problems and questions that affect the health and welfare of our most vulnerable and underserved population, children. Furthermore, Kohl proposed that our national priorities be shifted from concern with external security to our internal societal problems, and he listed 10 other proposals to accomplish his primary goals.
The purpose of this commentary is to review the progress since Kohl's article was published. We fully recognize that the time has been relatively short, so our expectations for forward progress must be tempered slightly.
. . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]
Author Affiliations
From the Public Policy Council of the American Pediatric Society, Washington, DC (Ms Hendricks and Dr Genel), the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairmen, San Francisco, Calif (Ms Hendricks and Dr Genel), the Society for Pediatric Research, Elk Grove Village, Ill (Ms Hendricks and Drs Genel and Lister), and the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn (Drs Genel and Lister).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication January 5, 1993.
Reprint requests to the Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510 (Dr Lister).
 CiteULike  Connotea  Del.icio.us  Digg  Reddit  Technorati  Twitter
What's this?
|
