Misconduct in research: A descriptive survey of attitudes, perceptions and associated factors in a developing country

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Okonta, Patrick I ^a   Rossouw, Theresa ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Attitudes; Perception; Research misconduct

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; STANDARD;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 84899062635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-15-25     Document Type: Article

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