After review of the data it appears that the authors accidentally miscoded several points in the data set, which have resulted in an error in the published article (BMJ Open (2011) 1, (e000311) doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000311);Oral contraceptive use is associated with prostate cancer: An ecological study

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Margel, David ^a   Fleshner, Neil E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 81255150906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000311corr1     Document Type: Erratum

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