Prevalence of scientific misconduct among a group of researchers in Nigeria

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 149-157

  Okonta, Patrick ^a,b   Rossouw, Theresa ^c  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Delta State University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Clinical; Developing world; Developing world bioethics; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CLINICAL; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPING WORLD BIOETHICS; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PERSONNEL; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; WRITING;

BIOETHICS; CLINICAL; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPING WORLD BIOETHICS; RESEARCH ETHICS;

ADULT; AUTHORSHIP; COERCION; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PLAGIARISM; PREVALENCE; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84887820536     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: 14718847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2012.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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