Bosch F, Serés E. From scientific advances to public health action: the crucial role of science dissemination. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015;69:1-2
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Fifteen years of work, 200 pages, seven subject areas, almost 900 terms, 150 of of them standardized in Catalan. These are some of the figures concerning the Diccionari de recerca clínica de medicaments (Dictionary of clinical medicine research), the work tool for clinical research experts, which was presented in Barcelona on 18 December 2014. The…
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