Retractions in the scientific literature: Do authors deliberately commit research fraud?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-117

  Steen, R Grant ^a  

^a Medical Communications Consultants LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FRAUD; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; STANDARD; WRITING;

AUTHORSHIP; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL POLICIES; FRAUD; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH REPORT; RETRACTION OF PUBLICATION AS TOPIC; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 79151478263     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.038125     Document Type: Article

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