The goal of the Action Plan for Liver Disease Research is to advance research on liver and biliary diseases, with the aim of decreasing the burden of liver and biliary diseases in the United States. Guiding principles in the development of the Action Plan include the following activities: stressing basic research; striving to rapidly translate findings from basic research into practical means of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of liver diseases; striving to rapidly translate findings from clinical research into important directions for basic research; and striving to use the full potential of recent breakthroughs in research. The Plan can be downloaded from the provided link, which contain separate pdf sections of the Plan.
Population:
Youth
Focus Area:
Viral Hepatitis
HIV and AIDS
Topics/Subjects:
Treatment and Care
Subjects:
Medical Treatments and Therapies
Publication Date:
2009
Format:
Report
193 p.: col., ill., appendices, index.