Inter-university and inter-disciplinary collaboration in Gerontechnology: Lessons from North America...9th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG), June 18-21, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan.
Issue It is recognized that the complex challenges associated with health and aging require multi-disciplinary approaches1. This is particularly evident in the area of gerontechnology where inter-university and interdisciplinary partnerships provide the opportunity to share domain expertise, ideas,...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 154 |
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