Clinical and translational science awards: Can they increase the efficiency and speed of clinical and translational research?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 424-432

  Heller, Caren ^a   De Melo Martín, Inmaculada ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTORS; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249122428     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31819a7d81     Document Type: Review

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