Why do academic scientists engage in interdisciplinary research?

Research Evaluation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-79

  Carayol, Nicolas ^a   Nguyen Thi, Thuc Uyen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

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EID: 28744433313     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154405781776355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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