Fri Sep 06 19:17:48 UTC 2024: – A University of Alberta study on long COVID in children has been retracted after errors were found in the data analysis
– The study originally found a low incidence of long COVID among children ages eight to 13 who contracted COVID-19
– The actual incidence of long COVID in children and teens was found to be higher than originally reported
– Errors included misclassifying participants, excluding some who should have been included, and counting participants outside the age range
– The authors apologized for the errors and requested the retraction of the study published in JAMA Pediatrics
– The JAMA Network declined to comment on the retraction
– Dr. Kieran Quinn commended the authors for being thorough in identifying and correcting the errors in their analysis
University of Alberta researchers retract COVID study, citing multiple errors
University of Alberta researchers retract COVID study, citing multiple errors
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