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Correction to: Attrition after Acceptance onto a Publicly Funded Bariatric Surgery Program
Tamasin Taylor1, Yijiao Wang2, William Rogerson2
1Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, AUT University, 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand. Tamasin.taylor@aut.ac.nz.
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|March 22, 2018
Summary
This article correction clarifies errors in the original Methods section and Table 1. It ensures accurate reporting of district health board and hospital city names for improved data integrity.
Area of Science:
- Medical Research Methodology
- Data Accuracy in Health Studies
Context:
- Original article contained errors in Methods and Table 1.
- Inaccurate place names (district health board, hospital city) were present.
Purpose:
- To correct factual errors in the published article.
- To ensure accurate representation of geographical data.
Summary:
- The Methods section's first sentence and Table 1 have been corrected.
- Placeholders (XXXX) have been replaced with the correct district health board and hospital city names.
Impact:
- Enhances the reliability and reproducibility of the study's findings.
- Improves the accuracy of geographical data in health research.
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