Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 141, Issue 1 , Pages 16-21 , July 2007

How Important Is the Contribution of Surgical Specialties to a Medical School’s NIH Funding?

  • Uzoezi Ozomaro, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surgery and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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  • Juan C. Gutierrez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surgery and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Margaret M. Byrne, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Teresa A. Zimmers, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surgery and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Leonidas G. Koniaris, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surgery and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Alan Livingstone Chair in Surgical Oncology, 3550 Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136.

Received 7 January 2007

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PII: S0022-4804(07)00091-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.02.023

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 141, Issue 1 , Pages 16-21 , July 2007

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