Science ethics education. Part I. Perception and attitude toward scientific fraud among medical researchers

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 771-777

  Vuckovic Dekic, Ljiljana ^a   Gavrilovic, D ^a   Kezic, I ^b   Bogdanovic, G ^c   Brkic, S ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ONCOLOGY AND RADIOLOGY OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^b ID Statsol Statistical Consultants   (Belgium)

^c ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF VOJVODINA   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Continuing education; Ethics; Fraud; Scientific misconduct

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FRAUD; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MISCONDUCT; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; PUBLISHING; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 84855462370     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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