opgestart

English translation: begun / launched

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Flemish term or phrase:opgestart
English translation:begun / launched
Entered by: Roddy Tannahill

08:09 Nov 13, 2001
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
Medical
Flemish term or phrase: opgestart
In a communication from the Ministerie van Sociale Zaken relating to a clinical drug trial: "Met dit schrijven wensen wij u te melden dat volgende klinische sudie onder protocol nummer ### word opgestart: ..."

What does opgestart mean in this context?

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Harold
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begun / launched
Explanation:
Methinks "launched" is better, since clinical trials are usually launched...
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Roddy Tannahill
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:14
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4 +2begun / launched
Roddy Tannahill
4that the clinical study is initiated
Sandra Nortje


  

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begun / launched


Explanation:
Methinks "launched" is better, since clinical trials are usually launched...

Roddy Tannahill
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:14
Native speaker of: English
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agree  Peter Pieper: I agree with launched
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agree  Sven Petersson
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that the clinical study is initiated


Explanation:
To me the word 'initiated' seems the correct one. I found many google-reference for its usage.


Sandra Nortje
South Africa
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans, Native in EnglishEnglish
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