From bench to bedside and to health policies (and back): ethics in translational research

INTRODUCTION: The medical aim of translational research is to smooth the transition of discoveries made through basic research from the laboratory bench to their diagnostic or therapeutic applications for patients. These applications may be extended to current clinical practice and to health policie...

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Main Author: Carlo Petrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2014-03-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712014000100010&lng=en&tlng=en