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. 2023 Jun 2:44:1605601.
doi: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1605601. eCollection 2023.

An Improved Peer-Review System to Compensate for Scientific Misconduct in Health-Sensitive Topics

Alessandro Rovetta  1 , Rossana Garavaglia  2 , Alessandro Vitale  3 , Ettore Meccia  4 , Behailu Terefe Tesfaye  5 , Paolo Mezzana  6 , Vincenzo Accurso  7
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An Improved Peer-Review System to Compensate for Scientific Misconduct in Health-Sensitive Topics

Alessandro Rovetta et al. Public Health Rev. .
No abstract available

Keywords: BIV1-CovIran; ethics education in medicine and public health; misconduct; peer review crisis; public health.

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