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Scientific Characters chronicles the contests over character, knowledge, trust, and truth in a politically charged scientific controversy that erupted after a 1994 Chicago Tribune headline: "Fraud in Breast Cancer Research: Doctor Lied on Data for Decade." In the aftermath of this dramatic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keränen, Lisa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2010.
Colección:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
Temas:
Breast > Cancer > Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Scientists > Professional ethics.
Scientific surveys.
Professional ethics.
Breast Neoplasms
Ethics, Research
Ethics, Professional
Scientific Misconduct > ethics
Enquêtes scientifiques.
Déontologie professionnelle.
professional ethics.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Professional ethics
Breast > Cancer > Research > Moral and ethical aspects
Scientific surveys
Scientists > Professional ethics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Scientific Characters chronicles the contests over character, knowledge, trust, and truth in a politically charged scientific controversy that erupted after a 1994 Chicago Tribune headline: "Fraud in Breast Cancer Research: Doctor Lied on Data for Decade." In the aftermath of this dramatic news, Dr. Bernard Fisher, the eminent oncologist and celebrated pioneer of breast cancer research, came under intense scrutiny following allegations that one of his investigators falsified data in landmark breast cancer research. Although he was eventually cleared of all.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 236 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817384913
081738491X

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