Retraction

Retraction: Estimation of progression of multi-state chronic disease using the Markov model and prevalence pool concept

Hui-Chuan Shih¹ , Pesus Chou² , Chi-Ming Liu^2,3 and Tao-Hsin Tung^2,3,4

¹Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China

²Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

³Department of Medical Research and Education, Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

⁴Faculty of Public Health, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9:45doi:10.1186/1472-6947-9-45

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Received:	12 October 2009
Accepted:	20 October 2009
Published:	20 October 2009

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Abstract

This article [1] has been retracted because the Editors are unable to ensure the scientific veracity of the findings or the ethical conduct of the authors despite an extensive investigation.

Retraction

This article [1] has been retracted because the Editors are unable to ensure the scientific veracity of the findings or the ethical conduct of the authors despite an extensive investigation.

References

1. Shih HC, Chou P, Liu CM, Tung TH: Estimation of progression of multi-state chronic disease using the Markov model and prevalence pool concept.

   BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2007, 7:34. PubMed Abstract | BioMed Central Full Text | PubMed Central Full Text

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