title: The integrity of the scientific literature.
abstract: A case of admitted scientific fraud has shed new light on the system that ensures the integrity of the scientific literature. Certain lapses from generally accepted standards of research may be more frequent than is commonly believed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; D003415:Crime; D004285:Dogs; D035081:Editorial Policies; D005260:Female; D005607:Fraud; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D010375:Pedigree; D011643:Publishing; D011897:Random Allocation; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States