The limits of reductionism in medicine: Could systems biology offer an alternative?

被引:295
作者
Ahn, Andrew C. [1 ]
Tewari, Muneesh
Poon, Chi-Sang
Phillips, Russell S.
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Div Res & Educ Complemetary & Integrat Med Therap, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Div Gen Med & Primary Care, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[3] MIT, Adv Study Program, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[4] Fred Hutchinson Canc Res Ctr, Human Biol Div, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
[5] Harvard Univ, MIT, Div Hlth Sci & Technol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[6] MIT, Computat & Syst Biol Initiat, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
来源
PLOS MEDICINE | 2006年 / 3卷 / 06期
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D O I
10.1371/journal.pmed.0030208
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:709 / 713
页数:5
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