The NIH definition of clinical research has three parts:
Source: Glossary of NIH Terms
Translational research is defined by the National Institutes of Health as:
GOAL: To understand the human condition and environment as it exists
GOAL: To identify and analyze the effects of an intervention or relationship on the human condition or environment
GOAL: To identify and analyze the optimal effects of an intervention or relationship on the human condition or environment
GOAL: To incorporate into practice the optimal intervention or relationship
GOAL: To provide communities with the optimal intervention or relationship
GOAL: To provide global communities with the optimal intervention or relationship
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