Retraction Note: BMC Fam Pract (2018) 19:21
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0713-x
The editors have retracted this article [1] because it contains extensive overlap with an article published by the same authors in the Journal of Family & Community Medicine [2] and is therefore redundant. The authors have not responded to correspondence from the editor about this retraction.
Al-Ghamdi S, Ahmad G, Ali AH, Bahakim N, Alomran S, Alhowikan W, et al. Al Kharj diabetic patients’ perception about diabetes mellitus using revised-illness perception questionnaire (IPQ-R). BMC Family Practice. 2018;19:21
Al-Ghamdi SH, Ahmad GAU, Ali AH, Bahakim NO, Alomran SI, Alhowikan WK, et al. How do Saudi diabetic patients perceive their illness? A multicenter survey using revised-illness perception questionnaire. Journal of Family & Community Medicine, 2018;25:2,75–8
Footnotes
The original article can be found online at 10.1186/s12875-018-0713-x
References
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