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Accountability in Research
Ethics, Integrity and Policy
Volume 20, 2013 - Issue 5-6: Research Integrity
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Understanding Research Misconduct: A Comparative Analysis of 120 Cases of Professional Wrongdoing

James M. DuBois D.Sc. Ph.D. Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Emily E. Anderson Ph.D. M.P.H. Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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John Chibnall Ph.D. Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Kelly Carroll J.D. M.B.E. Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Tyler Gibb J.D. Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Chiji Ogbuka M.A. M.Div. Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Timothy Rubbelke B.S. Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Pages 320-338 | Published online: 12 Sep 2013

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