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Proband

English translation: proband or test person

13:40 Jan 12, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical
German term or phrase: Proband
Proband (person taking part in clinical trials)
- test person? -
research subject ?

what would be the most optimal solution???
Tradeusz
Local time: 23:29
English translation:proband or test person
Explanation:
Greetings,

Nikolaus
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Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 23:29
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Check Glossary
Edith Kelly
4 +1volunteer
jerrie
5clinical trial subject
Holly Hart
4proband or test person
Elisabeth Ghysels
4volunteer, study subject, patient
Jonathan MacKerron
2examination subject
Chris Rowson (X)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
examination subject


Explanation:
maybe, or test subject

Chris Rowson (X)
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proband or test person


Explanation:
Greetings,

Nikolaus


    Reference: http://www.quantronmedicine.com/research/qrs_research/retina...
Elisabeth Ghysels
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Check Glossary


Explanation:
This has been answered and graded 6 days ago.

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 23:29
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Norbert Hermann: that's right - and what a discussion we had :-)
37 mins
  -> Ja, danke bestens, Du hast auch wie (fast) immer hier recht.

agree  Olaf
11 hrs
  -> Danke.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
volunteer


Explanation:
is commonly used


    Reference: http://www.phase1ctu.com/docs/resourcesvolunteer.htm
jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:29
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: yo!
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volunteer, study subject, patient


Explanation:
Proband can denote one of three things in English:
study subject: generic term for any human taking part in a clinical trial
volunteer: healthy person voluntarily taking part in a study, usually phase I studies to investigate adverse events/pharmacokinetics
patient: ill persons receiving a new drug to investigate efficacy

Jonathan MacKerron
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clinical trial subject


Explanation:
These are participants in clinical trials. They may be healthy control subjects or patients.

Holly Hart
United States
Local time: 16:29
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