What price interdisciplinary research?

The Interdisciplinary Research Process

This book provides case studies of the performance of interdisciplinary research. It is hoped that these case studies will prove instructive both to students and other scholars as they perform interdisciplinary research. This introductory chapter does not provide a detailed overview of these case studies: Brief descriptions of each chapter are provided in the Preface, and a discussion of lesson...

Interdisciplinary Research in Physics

What Price Screening?—I

What Price Medical Care?

I. E. Bush, C. L. Cope, A. Gowenlock, N. J. Holness, V. H. James, A. E. Kellie, C. J. 0. R. Morris, R. Neher, E. C. Osborn, R. V. Short, E. R. Smith, M. Stack-Dunne, J. F. Tait, S. A. S. Tait, M. Vogt and I. D. P. Wootton. Through the co-ordinated efforts of these scientists, the proceedings present a timely exposition of the current status of steroid chromatography on filter paper. Detailed co...

What price excellence?

A British heart surgeon argues that excellence in medicine must always be pursued even when, as in technically advanced specialties, excellence requires expensive equipment and highly trained multidisciplinary teams. He advocates that decisions on a fair and reasonable distribution of costly health services should be made within the National Health Service, specifically by its Department of He...