A meta-analysis of studies of publication misrepresentation by applicants to residency and fellowship programs

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1470-1474

  Wiggins, Michael N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FRAUD; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; META ANALYSIS; PEER REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WRITING;

AUTHORSHIP; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FRAUD; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB APPLICATION; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 77956339695     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181e2cf2b     Document Type: Article

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