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- The birth of the Committee on Publication Ethics 1
- Editorials in The Lancet and the BMJ 3
- Reseach misconduct: How should editors respond? 6
- Redundant publication 7
- Fraud and plagiarism 10
- Patients' consent for publication of information about them 12
- The absent critic of misconduct: media interest and professional indifference 15
- Press Cuttings 18
- Whistleblowers 24
- Treatment and prevention: What is COPE and why? 28
- Free paper session 31
- COPE diary 33
- References 63
- List of delegates 65
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