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A morbid fear of being in a confined place. Claustrophobia; suffering from an abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces.
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That which can be observed in patients. Research that uses patients to test new treatments, as opposed to laboratory testing or research in animals. Clinical research is research that either directly involves a particular person or group of people or uses materials...
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A group of academic institutions and treatment centers cooperating to perform clinical research and clinical trials. The Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program brings researchers, cancer centers, and doctors together into cooperative groups. These groups work with...
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Central Nervous System. The central nervous system (CNS) is made up of the spinal cord and brain. The brain receives nerve impulses from the spinal cord and cranial nerves. The spinal cord contains the nerves that carry messages between the body and the brain. Spinal...
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Childhood onset: adult patients with growth hormone deficiency from childhood. Childhood onset as in adult patients with growth hormone deficiency occurring in childhood. Also referring to childhood onset diseases such as type 1 diabetes.
