Stopping the rot in nutrition science

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-173

  Margetts, Barrie ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AWARDS AND PRIZES; CANADA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FORGERY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

ETHICS, RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 33646472749     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2006947     Document Type: Editorial

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