Interdisciplinary research and geography: Overcoming barriers through proximity

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 242-254

  Rekers, Josephine V ^a,b   Hansen, Teis ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer research; Collaboration; Geography; Interdisciplinary research; Proximity; Two community gap

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RESEARCH; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 84926478758     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scu048     Document Type: Article

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