Clinical and translational science : principles of human research /

Clinical and translational science are fields devoted to investigating human health and disease, interventions, and outcomes for the purposes of developing new treatment approaches, devices, and modalities to improve health. New molecular tools and diagnostic technologies based on clinical and trans...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Robertson, David, 1947; Williams, Gordon H
Published: Academic,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; London :
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123736390
Summary: Clinical and translational science are fields devoted to investigating human health and disease, interventions, and outcomes for the purposes of developing new treatment approaches, devices, and modalities to improve health. New molecular tools and diagnostic technologies based on clinical and translational research have lead to a better understanding of human disease and the application of new therapeutics for enhanced health. This book is designed as the most authoritative and up-to-date resource for the broad range of investigators in various medical specialties taking on the challenge of
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xx, 579 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780080920191
0080920195
Index Number: R850
CLC: R318
Contents: Patient-Oriented Research : Clinical Pathophysiology and Clinical Therapeutics -- Clinical Trials -- Experimental Design -- Introduction to Biostatistics Ideas -- Measurement of Biological Materials -- Imaging Tools in Human Research -- Imaging Tools in Cardiovascular Research -- Nanotechnology in Clinical and Translational Research -- The Use of Questionnaires and Survey -- Information Technology -- Clinical and Translational Science Infrastructure -- Industry-Sponsored Clinical Research in Academia -- Training Basic, Clinical and Translational Investigators -- A Stepwise Approach to a Care