Multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in health research, services, education and policy: 1. Definitions, objectives, and evidence of effectiveness

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 351-364

  Choi, Bernard C K ^a,b,c   Pak, Anita W P ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d Pak Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NATURAL SCIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOLOGY; TEAMWORK;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DICTIONARIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDLINE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33847712261     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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