Retraction: Redundant Publication of the article Dental caries and oral health practices among 12 year old children in Nairobi West and Mathira West Districts, Kenya. Gladwell Gathecha et al. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2012; 12:42
The Pan African Medical Journal
Corresponding author: The Pan African Medical Journal, Kampala, Uganda
Received: 04 Nov 2015 - Accepted: 11 Nov 2015 - Published: 11 Nov 2015
Domain: Epidemiology
Keywords: Retraction, scientific misconduct, duplicated publication
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Cite this article: The Pan African Medical Journal et al. Retraction: Redundant Publication of the article Dental caries and oral health practices among 12 year old children in Nairobi West and Mathira West Districts, Kenya. Gladwell Gathecha et al. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2012; 12:42. Pan African Medical Journal. 2015;22:233. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.233.8358]
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Retraction: Redundant Publication of the article Dental caries and oral health practices among 12 year old children in Nairobi West and Mathira West Districts, Kenya. Gladwell Gathecha et al. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2012; 12:42
Retraction: Redundant Publication of the article Dental caries and oral health practices among 12 year old children in Nairobi West and Mathira West Districts, Kenya. Gladwell Gathecha et al. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2012;12:42
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1The Pan African Medical Journal, Yaoundé, Cameroun
&Corresponding author
The Pan African Medical Journal, Yaoundé, Cameroun
This retracts article Dental caries and oral health practices among 12 year old children in Nairobi West and Mathira West Districts, Kenya. Gladwell Gathecha, AnselimoMakokha, Peter Wanzala, Jared Omolo, Perry Smith. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2013;12:42.
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We hereby inform to our readership of the retraction of the article Dental caries and oral health practices among 12 years old children in Nairobi West and Mathira West Districts, Kenya. Gladwell Gathecha, Anselimo Makokha, Peter Wanzala, Jared Omolo, Perry Smith. From our investigation, it clearly appears that the article was published in the Journal of the Kenya Dental Association in January 2011 [1]. The article was then submitted to the Pan African Medical Journal on 6 September 2011 [2]. Therefore, we withdraw this article of the medical literature in accordance with the guidelines and best editorial practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics. We apologize to our audience for this unfortunate situation.
- Gathecha GK, Smith P, AMakokha, Wanzala P, Omolo J. Dental caries and Oral Health Practices among 12 year oldchildren in Nairobi West and Mathira West Districts, Kenya. Journal of the Kenya Dental Association. 2011 Jan; 2(1):156-161. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Gladwell Gathecha, AnselimoMakokha, Peter Wanzala, Jared Omolo, Perry Smith. Dental caries and oral health practices among 12 year old children in Nairobi West and Mathira West Districts, Kenya. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2012;12:42. PubMed | Google Scholar