English term
Ukraine
Medical field only
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian
within x (days, weeks) of study entry
"You cannot be in the study if:
• You have been receiving corticosteroids at a dose >10 mg of prednisone daily (or equivalent) and have not been receiving a stable dosing regimen within 2 weeks of study entry or within 6 weeks of planned randomization."
Does "within x weeks of" mean "before" in this case?
Non-PRO (1): Anton Konashenok
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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand)
Works in: English
before
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
up to and including 2 daus/6 weeks before (respectively)
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Note added at 4 mins (2012-08-17 10:50:21 GMT)
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should read "days" of course ...
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Note added at 11 mins (2012-08-17 10:57:41 GMT)
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but it refers to weeks in your question so it means "weeks" before entering the study program(me)
in other words: over the 2 weeks prior to entering the study program(me)
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