Mad Scientist: The Unique Case of a Published Delusion

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 381-388

  Shelomi, Matan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delusory parasitosis; Mental illness; Retraction; Scientific misconduct

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECEPTION; DELUSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MITE; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DECEPTION; DELUSIONS; EDITORIAL POLICIES; ENTOMOLOGY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MITES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84878344533     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9339-2     Document Type: Article

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