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Retraction Note: Injuries and outcomes resulting due to falls in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital – a cohort study
BMC Emergency Medicine volume 23, Article number: 88 (2023)
The Original Article was published on 10 February 2023
Retraction Note: BMC Emergency Medicine (2023) 23:14
The Editor has retracted this article at the corresponding author’s request. After the publication of this article, Aga Khan University undertook an inquiry, which revealed that the data presented in this article does not belong to the corresponding author, namely Salman Muhammad Soomar and the study dates mentioned in the article are incorrect. Additionally, the corresponding author has failed to provide a valid ethical approval document. Zeyanna Dhalla stated that she was unaware of the data ownership of this article. All authors agree to this retraction.
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Soomar, S.M., Dhalla, Z. Retraction Note: Injuries and outcomes resulting due to falls in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital – a cohort study. BMC Emerg Med 23, 88 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00867-x
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