Effectiveness of a responsible conduct of research course: A preliminary study

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 249-264

  Powell, Sean T ^a   Allison, Matthew A ^a   Kalichman, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Knowledge; Research ethics; Skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESEARCH ETHICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34548766147     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-007-9012-y     Document Type: Article

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