Plagiarism and other types of publication misconduct a case for teaching publication ethics in medical schools

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Al Lamki, Lamk ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

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EID: 84887381599     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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