Promoting interdisciplinarity in the life sciences: A case study

Research Evaluation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 283-292

  Baumwol, Kate ^a   Mortimer, Sharon T ^b   Huerta, Timothy R ^c   Norman, Cameron D ^a   Buchan, Alison M J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Oozoa Biomedical Inc   (Canada)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 82055166914     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/095820211X13118583635990     Document Type: Article

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