Transdisciplinary translational science and the case of preterm birth

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 251-258

  Stevenson, D K ^a   Shaw, G M ^a   Wise, P H ^a   Norton, M E ^a   Druzin, M L ^a   Valantine, H A ^a   McFarland, D A ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

etiology; organization; pregnancy; prematurity; sociology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875719494     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.133     Document Type: Article

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