Reminiscences of David E. Price : oral history, 1963.

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Reminiscences of David E. Price : oral history, 1963.

Public Health Service, venereal disease clinic work, fever therapy; research grants administration, centralization of grants management; growth of research grants with growth of Public Health Service institutes; program activities; fiscal conflicts; peer group grant consideration; role of university administration in research funds appropriation; future role of Public Health Service in medical care, organization and techniques of community service.

Transcript: 36 leaves.

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