Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum

Abstract Background Undergraduate medical students in India participate in various research activities However, plagiarism is rampant, and we hypothesize that it is the lack of knowledge on how to avoid plagiarism. This study’s objective was to measure the extent of knowledge and attitudes towards p...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey Pradeep Raj, Shreeraam Venkatachalam, Rajkumar. S. Amaravati, Ramya Baburajan, Aswathy Maria Oommen, Jesin Elsa Jose, Rajad. R, Reshmi. R, Melvin George, Balaji Ramraj, Bhuvaneswari Gopalakrishnan, T. Suresh Kumar, Ahammed K. Saleem, Mohandas Rai, Vijay Subbaraju Penumutsa, Deepthi Rani Bodda, B. Lakshmi Prasanna, Guru Prasad Manderwad, Rajiv S, Basavaraj Bhandare, Prashanth Mada, Dilip Mathai, Rajalakshmi Aiyappan, Philip Mathew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03438-z