Research Misconduct and Its Federal Regulation: The Origin and History of the Office of Research Integrity-With Personal Views by ORI's Former Associate Director for Investigative Oversight

Accountability in Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 291-319

  Price, Alan R ^a  

^a Price Research Integrity Consultant Experts   (United States)

Author keywords

history of misconduct regulations; office of inspector general; office of research integrity; office of scientific integrity; research misconduct; scientific misconduct

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY;

EID: 84884324668     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2013.822238     Document Type: Article

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