Out of sight: problem sequences and epistemic boundaries of medical know-how on glaucoma

被引:21
作者
Consoli, Davide [1 ]
Ramlogan, Ronnie [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Manchester Business Sch, Manchester Inst Innovat Res, Manchester M13 9QH, Lancs, England
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
innovation; growth of knowledge; problem sequences; medicine;
D O I
10.1007/s00191-007-0074-4
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper analyses the process of knowledge growth in a branch of medical science. It proposes a study on the scientific advances in glaucoma research organized in two parts. The first presents a qualitative overview of the problem sequences that have characterized 150years of medical research in ophthalmology. This is complemented in the second part by a network analysis of scientific publications and collaborations of the last 50years. Medical knowledge, we surmise, is punctuated by patterns of specialization, diversification and coordination that emerge both within and among scientific, technical, institutional and organizational realms.
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页码:31 / 56
页数:26
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