Abstract
The Editor-in-Chief and the publisher have retracted this article [1]. An investigation by the Lithuanian Bioethics Committee concluded that, contrary to the statements in the article, the study described was not conducted in the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital and the Commission of Medical Ethics did not issue any approval for such a study.
Highlights
An investigation by the Lithuanian Bioethics Committee concluded that, contrary to the statements in the article, the study described was not conducted in the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital and the Commission of Medical Ethics did not issue any approval for such a study
The Lithuanian Bioethics Committee concluded that the data are unreliable
The Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures conducted a follow up investigation and affirmed that the information presented with respect to the location of the study, the ethical approval, and the period of data collection was fictional but was provided as if it was true, i.e. this information was fabricated
Summary
The Editor-in-Chief and the publisher have retracted this article [1].
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