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AAP Grand Rounds 14:28-29 (2005)
© 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics

Scientific Misbehavior: Can We Trust the Evidence?

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In a survey of 3,247 early- and mid-career researchers, the authors from the HealthPartners Research Foundation and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis found that a large fraction admitted to acting in ways that could compromise the integrity of research. The anonymous survey included United States researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health and was designed to detect misbehavior in the past 3 years. Surveys were sent to 3,409 mid-career scientists and 4,160 early-career scientists. The response rates were 52% and 43%, respectively. Ten potentially punishable behaviors identified by compliance officers of 6 academic institutions were evaluated in the questionnaire. In addition, focus-group discussions were held with 51 scientists who identified the 6 research misbehaviors of greatest concern.

As many as 33% of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Beverly P. Wood, MD, PhD, FAAP

Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA