Scientific retraction: A synonym for pseudoscience?;Retractación científica: ¿un sinónimo de seudociencia?

Acta Bioethica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-97

  Sheth, Bhavisha P ^a   Thaker, Vrinda S ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Citation; Misconduct; Plagiarism; Retraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903796036     PISSN: 07175906     EISSN: 1726569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S1726-569X2014000100010     Document Type: Article

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