%0 Journal Article %T Retraction: Estimation of progression of multi-state chronic disease using the Markov model and prevalence pool concept %A Hui-Chuan Shih %A Pesus Chou %A Chi-Ming Liu %A Tao-Hsin Tung %J BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making %D 2009 %I BioMed Central %R 10.1186/1472-6947-9-45 %X This article [1] has been retracted because the Editors are unable to ensure the scientific veracity of the findings or the ethical conduct of the authors despite an extensive investigation.The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/9/45/prepub %U http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/9/45