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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:670. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.108
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Citation of Retracted Articles: A Call for Vigilance

Nigel E. Drury, BM(Hons), MRCS, Danai M. Karamanou, MBBS, MRCS

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH United Kingdom

(Email: nigeldrury@gmail.com).

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To the Editor:

We would like to bring the issue of retracted article citation to the attention of readers, authors, and reviewers. Retraction of published articles is a matter of deep professional embarrassment, resentment, and regret for all involved. Despite thorough peer-review and editorial scrutiny, major concerns may occasionally come to light after publication; these articles are erased from the scholarly record and therefore should not be cited [1]. Our interest was prompted by a near-miss in referencing such an article.

Searching MEDLINE using the MeSH heading "retracted publication," we identified 823 articles published from 1990 to 2008. Ten were printed in The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network journals—six in The . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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