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Adopting a Citizen Science Approach in Translational Experimental Medicine Research in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Study Protocol Cover

Adopting a Citizen Science Approach in Translational Experimental Medicine Research in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Study Protocol

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
Volume 8 (2023): Issue 1
By: Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah,  Yolanda Barrado-Martín,  Thomas Marjot,  Jeremy W. Tomlinson and  Vasiliki Kiparoglou  
Open Access
|Oct 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.555 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
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Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 22, 2022
Accepted on: Aug 22, 2023
Published on: Oct 16, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Research with members of the public,
citizen science,
citizen scientists,
public engagement in science,
translational research,
science with society

© 2023 Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah, Yolanda Barrado-Martín, Thomas Marjot, Jeremy W. Tomlinson, Vasiliki Kiparoglou, published by Ubiquity Press
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