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experimental procedure

Unproven procedure Health insurance Health care services, supplies, procedures, therapies, or devices that the health plan determines regarding coverage for a particular case to be either: (1) not proven by scientific evidence to be effective, or (2) not accepted by health care representatives as being effective
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In table 3, we have the experimental procedure of the different steps of rotating speed versus time.
Experimental Procedure for the Preparation of Methyl 2-Pivalamido-3-(4-((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)phenyl)propanoate (4b).
Another possibility has to do with the experimental procedure used in the present study, which allows signal duration to be considerably shorter than [t.sup.d] duration in immediate signal conditions.
Together with the esteemed research teams participating in this study, we hope to make great strides In understanding the effects of ProCord, with the goal of developing this currently experimental procedure for SCI patients worldwide," says Nir Nimrodi, Proneuron's CEO.
In the experimental procedure, islet cells from donor organs are injected into the portal vein of the patient's liver.
Given the very high transmission rates recorded in this study (86% transmission by robins and 97.5% by mice), reassurance that all infections were derived from the experimental procedure would be helpful.
Harriet, who has cerebral palsy, was to have gone into hospital last month but cash-strapped South Staffordshire Health Authority stepped in three days beforehand to block the operation, arguing it would incur costs for an experimental procedure. The intervention caused surprise since the pounds 9,000 costs of the operation are being met by a charity, Meridian of Hope, but the health authority claimed it would be responsible for indemnity insurance.
The new experimental procedure requires rectal insertion of a device called the Prostathermer to heat the prostate to 42 degrees Centigrade (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit) for about one hour at a time; a protective cooling system keeps the temperature of the surrounding bowel wall at 30 degrees Centigrade (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
Testing is never a purely experimental procedure. Itis constantly conjoined with prescriptive measures.
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