title: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ensure Scientific Integrity in Clinical Research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: kobando@jikei.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Hartzell V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Schaff
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Tosiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Duke E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cameron
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D015871:Scientific Misconduct / Q000941:ethics*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000941:ethics*