Assumptions, Ambiguities, and Possibilities in Interdisciplinary Population Health Research
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Author (aut): Whitfield, Kyle
Author (aut): Reid, Colleen J.
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The rhetoric of "interdisciplinary," "multi-disciplinary" and "transdisciplinary" permeates many population health research projects, funding proposals, and strategic initiatives. Working across, with, and between disciplines is touted as a way to advance knowledge, answer more complex questions, and work more meaningfully with users of research. From our own experiences and involvement in the 2003 CIHR Institute for Public and Population Health's Summer Institute, interdisciplinary population health research (IPHR) remains ambiguously defined and poorly understood. In this commentary, we critically explore some characteristics and ongoing assumptions associated with IPHR and propose questions to ensure a more deliberate research process. It is our hope that population health researchers and the CIHR will consider these questions to help strengthen IPHR. |
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Volume 95, Issue 6
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10.1007/BF03403988
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00084263
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PMC6975817
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©2004. Canadian Public Health Association / Springer. Canadian Journal of Public Health.
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