How long does biomedical research take? Studying the time taken between biomedical and health research and its translation into products, policy, and practice

Table 1 Seven selected case studies

Case study	Cardiovascular disease	Mental health	Type of intervention
One	Calcium channel blocker – amlodipine		Pharmaceutical
Two		Atypical antipsychotic – olanzapine	Pharmaceutical
Three	Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms		Screening
Four	Smoking reduction		Other public health
Five		Cognitive behavioural therapy for depression	Psychosocial
Six		Cognitive behavioural therapy for schizophrenia	Psychosocial
Seven		Early intervention for schizophrenia (or “early intervention”)	Service configuration

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