One medicine? advocating (inter)disciplinarity at the interfaces of animal health, human health, and the environment

This chapter discusses the recent emergence of advocacy for 'One Health' (OH): the idea that greater interdisiplinarity across the domains of human and animal health research, clinical practice and policy is essential for addressing contemporary problems such as zoonotic disease, food safe...

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Main Author: Cassidy, Angela
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick (NJ) Rutgers University Press 2016, 2016
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This chapter discusses the recent emergence of advocacy for 'One Health' (OH): the idea that greater interdisiplinarity across the domains of human and animal health research, clinical practice and policy is essential for addressing contemporary problems such as zoonotic disease, food safety, cancer and drug development
Item Description:Chapter 10 of the book: Investigating interdisciplinary collaboration : theory and practice across disciplines / editors, Scott Frickel, Mathieu Albert, and Barbara Prainsack
Physical Description:1 PDF file (pages 213-235) illustrations