Notice of formal retraction of article by Dr Y. Fujii. This article is being retracted as a result of:
(1) Overwhelming evidence of fabrication, related to the fact that the distributions of many variables reported by Dr Fujii in these studies could not have occurred by chance;1 2 and
(2) The inability of Dr Fujii’s institutions to attest to the integrity of the study and/or its data conducted under their auspices, as set out in the Joint Editors-in-Chief Request for Determination of April 9, 2012.3
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