Retraction of Publication
"Retraction of Publication" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Work consisting of a statement issued by one or more authors of an article or a book, withdrawing or disavowing acknowledgment of their participation in performing research or writing the results of their study. In indexing, the retraction is sent to the editor of the publication in which the article appeared and is published under the rubric "retraction" or in the form of a letter. This publication type designates the author's statement of retraction: it should be differentiated from RETRACTED PUBLICATION which labels the retracted publication.
| Descriptor ID |
D016440
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| MeSH Number(s) |
V01.775 V02.825
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