Interdisciplinarity and Systems Science to Improve Population Health. A View from the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Mabry, Patricia L ^a   Olster, Deborah H ^a   Morgan, Glen D ^b   Abrams, David B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTEGRATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46449111414     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.05.018     Document Type: Review

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