ABS: Biros, Misconduct in biomedical research

[Gretchen Whitney]

TITLE:          Research fundamentals VI: Misconduct in biomedical
                research (Article, English)
AUTHOR:         Biros, MH; Fish, SS; Taggart, P
SOURCE:         ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 6 (8). AUG 1999. p.840-848
                HANLEY & BELFUS INC, PHILADELPHIA

SEARCH TERM(S):  CJ SCIENTIST

KEYWORDS:       scientific misconduct; research misconduct; scientific
                fraud
KEYWORDS+:       CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; FRAUD;
                INTEGRITY; PUBLICATION; SCIENCE; HEALTH

ABSTRACT:       The goal of medical research is the acquisition and
application of new knowledge for the benefit of individual patients and
society as a whole. Achieving this goal requires excellence in
scientific
methodology, honesty in data collection and interpretation, and
realistic
assessment of the implications of the findings. Underlying all steps in
the acquisition of new knowledge is the absolute need for application of
the highest ethical standards for research. Occassionally, ethical
principles of research are breached because of lack of understanding or
the carelessness of researchers. However, researchers have the
obligation
to know and apply basic principles of research ethics in order to avoid,
prevent, or recognize deviations from ethical scientific behavior. When
intentional violations of the principles of ethical research occur, the
impact to the scientific and lay community can be profound. Misconduct
can be prevented if the ethical principles of research are understood
and
consistently applied. This paper describes the sources and detection of
misconduct in the production of science in order to provide emergency
researchers with the knowledge needed to prevent misconduct from
occurring at all.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: MH Biros, Hennepin Cty Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, 701
Pk
                Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415 USA


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