The ethical issue of honorary authorship and its ramifications in the current scientific environment

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  • Julio Torales 1 Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Psicología Médica, San Lorenzo, Paraguay. 2 Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú, Instituto Regional de Investigación en Salud, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay. 3 Universidad Sudamericana, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Salto del Guairá, Paraguay. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-7036
  • Marcelo O'Higgins 4 Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Psiquiatría, San Lorenzo, Paraguay. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8257-0183

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https://doi.org/10.52379/mcs.v8i1.386

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01/09/2024

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