The meaning of translational research and why it matters.

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Published in JAMA on January 09, 2008

Authors

Steven H Woolf1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Family Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, 1200 E Broad St, PO Box 980251, Richmond, VA 23298-0251, USA. swoolf@vcu.edu

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