Misconduct by researchers and authors

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 492-499

  Marcovitch, Harvey ^a,b  

^a BMJ   (United Kingdom)

^b BMJ Publishing Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Journals; Research; Scientific misconduct

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249009031     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13112245     Document Type: Review

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