Correcting the scientific record–A broken system?

Accountability in Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 265-279

  Bolland, Mark J ^a,b   Grey, Andrew ^a   Avenell, Alison ^c   Klein, Andrew a ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

expression of concern; Publication integrity; retraction

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 85097391419     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2020.1852938     Document Type: Article

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