Fraud or flawed: Adverse impact of fabricated or poor quality research: Editorial

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-330

  Moore, R A ^a   Derry, S ^a   McQuay, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FORGERY; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; SCIENTIST; TRUST;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 77949715462     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06295.x     Document Type: Editorial

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