Supervisor-student relations: Examining the spectrum of conflicts of interest in bioscience laboratories

Accountability in Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-126

  MacDonald, Chris ^a,c   Williams Jones, Bryn ^b  

^a KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioscience; Conflict of interest; Laboratory; Professors; Students; University

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; QUEBEC; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; STUDENTS;

EID: 68149144074     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989620902855033     Document Type: Article

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