Supporting clinical research in the NHS in England: The National Institute for Health Research Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network

Alzheimer's Research and Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Kotting, Piers ^a   Beicher, Kris ^b   McKeith, Ian G ^b   Rossor, Martin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84862537829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17589193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/alzrt126     Document Type: Article

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