Opinions on the preclinical evaluation of novel therapies for spinal cord injury: A comparison between researchers and spinal cord-injured individuals

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2367-2374

  Kwon, Brian K ^a,b   Ghag, Arvindera ^a   Reichl, Leilani ^b   Dvorak, Marcel F ^a   Illes, Judy ^a   Tetzlaff, Wolfram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

patient survey; preclinical research; spinal cord injury; translational research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; SAFETY; SCIENTIST; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84867001888     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2479     Document Type: Article

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