Research integrity in China: Problems and prospects

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-171

  Zeng, Weiqin ^a,b   Resnik, David ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Education; Ethics; Fraud; Misconduct; Plagiarism; Policies; Research integrity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; UNIVERSITY; WHISTLEBLOWING;

CHINA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; UNIVERSITIES; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 78549256764     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: 14718847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2009.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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