title: Retracted: Factors affecting hospital readmission rates for breast cancer patients in Western Australia.
abstract: By this notice, the Editor and the Publisher of the Journal of Surgical Oncology retract from publication the following article: "Factors Affecting Hospital Readmission Rates for Breast Cancer Patients in Western Australia," Michael A. Martin, Ramona Meyricke, Terry O'Neill, and Steven Roberts, Journal of Surgical Oncology, Published online January 17, 2007, DOI: 10.1002/jso.20742. The article has been formally deemed a duplicate submission. The Editor and the Publisher of the Journal of Surgical Oncology regret the occurrence of this unfortunate incident.
authors.affiliation: School of Finance and Applied Statistics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Michael.Martin@anu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meyricke
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roberts