Scientific Misconduct: Present Problems and Future Trends

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 283-292

  Mishkin, Barbara ^a  

^a Hogan and Hartson   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical research; False claims; Federal grants; Research integrity; Scientific misconduct; Tort liability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CIVIL RIGHTS; COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORGERY; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL APPROACH; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY; PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; LEGAL APPROACH; OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CIVIL RIGHTS; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; ECONOMICS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FRAUD; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONALITY; JURISPRUDENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0033107890     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0020-y     Document Type: Article

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