Retraction: Gong Z et al. Injuries after a Typhoon in China. N Engl J Med 2007;356:196-7.

To the Editor: I request that our letter to the editor, "Injuries after a Typhoon in China,"1 be retracted because much of it was previously published in Chinese journals.2,3

Zhenyu Gong, M.P.H.
Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

References

1. Gong Z, Chai C, Tu C, Lin J, Gao Y, Qui Y. Injuries after a typhoon in China. N Engl J Med 2007;356:196-197. [free full text]
2. Gong Z, Chai C, Tu C, et al. Epidemiologic study of the present status of injury to the population caused by typhoon Yunna. Natl Med J China 2005;85:3007-9. (In Chinese.)
3. Gong Z, Chai C, Tu C, et al. A field epidemiological study on the risk factors of injury caused by typhoon. Chin J Epidemiol 2006;27:773-6. (In Chinese.)