What Did Hospital Administrators Report to the Editors of Bone

question 153

Multiple Choice

What did hospital administrators report to the editors of Bone and Joint Surgery that resulted in the withdrawal of a previously published article?

• A)That the researcher who conducted the studies was not really a physician
• B)That the researcher who conducted the studies was paid by a competitor of Medtronics, the maker of the bone product, Infuse
• C)That the researcher had psychological problems
• D)That the researcher had falsified the data on patients

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