Fraud and deceit in medical research

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1077-1079

  Sarwar, Umran ^a   Nicolaou, Marios ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Fraud; Plagiarism; Research; Scientific misconduct; United states' office of research integrity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; FRAUD; FUNDING; HONESTY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 84875062189     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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