Misrepresentation of scholarly works by integrated plastic surgery applicants

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 731-735

  Phillips, James P ^a,b   Sugg, Kristoffer B ^a,b,c   Murphy, Margaret A ^a,b   Kasten, Steven J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB FINDING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

AUTHORSHIP; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB APPLICATION; PUBLICATIONS; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866045027     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31825dc3f2     Document Type: Article

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