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25.09.2017 | CORR® International - Asia-Pacific
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International – Asia-Pacific: The Opportunities and Obstacles Associated with Clinical Research in Asia
verfasst von:
Tae Kyun Kim, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Ausgabe 12/2017
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One of the benefits of working in the Asia-Pacific region is knowing that both the government and funding agencies, in an effort to create a global identity [
2], are committed to promoting clinical, laboratory, and biomedical research. Historically, the West has led the way in growing and developing modern medicine, but the economic slowdown in the United States resulted in, among other things, reduced research budgets for many large scientific institutions [
7]. In the Asia-Pacific region, however, the budget allocation for biomedical research is steadily increasing [
3]. In fact, China could become the world’s leader in science and technology spending by 2019 [
10]. Indeed, China, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore are fast becoming research powerhouses. …