Strategies for translational research in the United Kingdom

Science Translational Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 53, 2010, Pages

  Soderquest, Katrina ^a   Lord, Graham M ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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BASIC RESEARCH; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT; INVESTMENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

GREAT BRITAIN; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77958056565     PISSN: 19466234     EISSN: 19466242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001129     Document Type: Note

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