Retracted articles in the obstetrics literature: lessons from the past to change the future

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2020, Pages

  Bennett, Carrie ^a   Chambers, Laura M ^a   Al Hafez, Leen ^b   Michener, Chad M ^a   Falcone, Tommaso ^a   Yao, Meng ^a   Berghella, Vincenzo ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

article retraction; duplication; maternal fetal medicine; obstetrics; plagiarism; scientific misconduct

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETRACTION NOTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

OBSTETRICS; PLAGIARISM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 85103115707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 25899333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100201     Document Type: Article

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