Fraud and misconduct in scientific research: A definition and procedures for investigation

Medicine and Law

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 465-476

  Catano, Victor M ^a   Turk, James ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PEO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Definition of scientific fraud; Investigating fraud and misconduct; Scientific fraud; Scientific misconduct

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORGERY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INCIDENT REPORT; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFENDER; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; FRAUD; RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 35448960839     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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