Correlation Between National Institutes of Health Funding for Pediatric Research and Pediatric Disease Burden in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest government funding source for biomedical research globally. Burden of disease is one of the factors considered by the NIH in making funding allocations, though it is not known how funding patterns are associated with disease burden for pediatric conditions.

Objective

To determine the correlation between NIH funding and disease burden across pediatric conditions.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study evaluates NIH grants funding pediatric research from 2015 to 2018 in the US. Pediatric grants were classified according to disease categories studied. Disease burden for each category was determined using measures from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation and hospitalizati

SUBMITTER: Rees CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8438620 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature