This article [1,2] was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship and adherence to the journal’s first and second publication criteria.
In addition, the article [1] reports the same study and data set as a previously published article [3, retracted in 4] that was not cited or discussed in [1] and an article published later by the same author group [5, retracted in 6].
In light of these issues, the PLOS One Editors retract this article.
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References
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