Confirming an experimental therapy prior to transfer to humans: What is the ideal?

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Dietrich, W Dalton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Behavior; Electrophysiology; Human spinal cord injury (SCI); Neuropathology; Neuroprotection; Outcome measures; Replication studies; Safety; Spinal cord trauma; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; RESEARCH;

SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI);

NEUROLOGY;

ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0041731552     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.08.0063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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