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Major misconduct case: Dr. Eric Poehlman, University of Vermont

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Additional Issues<br />

• <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Poehlman</strong> claimed to have conducted a<br />

longitudinal study <strong>of</strong> the menopause transition<br />

involving 35 women seen twice six years apart.<br />

• This study was reported in a 1995 paper in the<br />

Annals <strong>of</strong> Internal Medicine and five follow-up<br />

papers as well as in many grant applications.<br />

• The study was not conducted: <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Poehlman</strong><br />

falsified the number <strong>of</strong> subjects at T1 and never<br />

saw the women a second time.<br />

ORI 4/05 7

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