J Korean Med Sci.  2021 May;36(19):e126. 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e126.

Lessons Learned from Publicizing and Retracting an Erroneous Hypothesis on the Mumps, Measles, Rubella (MMR) Vaccination with Unethical Implications

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  • 1Dubai Medical College, Dubai, UAE
  • 2Departments of Rheumatology and Research and Development, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching Trust of the University of Birmingham, UK), Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK
  • 3Department Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India


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  • Fig. 1 Number of Scopus-indexed documents citing the retracted Lancet article in 1998–2021 (as of February 24, 2021).


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