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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 4.
Published in final edited form as: Account Res. 2007 Jan-Mar;14(1):57–71. doi: 10.1080/08989620601126017

TABLE 2.

Problems with research records in misconduct investigations

Problem N %
Incomplete/inadequate documentation 41 29.9
Physical Access 19 13.9
Disorganized Records 18 13.1
Missing Records 17 12.4
Alterations/destroyed records 9 6.6
Volume of Records 5 3.6
Electronic Records-management 4 2.9
Electronic Records-obsolete software 3 2.2
Miscellaneous (11 problems) 21 15.4
Total responses 137 100.0%