title: Transdisciplinary science applied to the evaluation of treatments for tobacco use.
abstract: Transdisciplinary research involves the integration of measures and methods across diverse response systems and levels of analysis, with that integration occurring via a synthesis of theories and models of different scientific disciplines. This paper first discusses the need for transdisciplinary research. The paper then articulates a model to guide the comprehensive evaluation of treatments for tobacco use and discusses how transdisciplinary research might be integrated into this treatment evaluation model. The potential benefits and costs of a transdisciplinary approach are discussed, along with selected research projects from the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Medical School, USA. tbb@ctri.medicine.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Timothy B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Dorothy K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hatsukami
authors.forename: Caryn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.forename: Stephanie S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: O'Malley
authors.forename: Alexandra E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fiore
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012907:Smoking; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000628:therapy*