Risk markers of oral cancer in clinically normal mucosa as an aid in smoking cessation counseling.

Fraudulent data
Type of misconduct: 
Fraudulent data
Link 1: 
report from the investigation commission (link on the website of the NEJM)
Link 2: 
Nature - news
Description: 
Problems associated with patient material (less material than claimed). The editors also received information that 8 of the authors (all except Sudbo and Reith) "did not review the manuscript before publication and should not have been listed as authors of this article".

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Sudbø, J; Samuelsson, R; Risberg, B; Heistein, S; Nyhus, C; Samuelsson, M; Puntervold, R; Sigstad, E; Davidson, B; Reith, A; Berner, A.

Source:

Journal of Clinical Oncology (2005)