the 1998 paper refers to the paper of 1998 Year?

[NewHopeR]

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Doh! Top Science Journal Retractions of 2011


Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience Bad Medicine Columnist
Date: 26 December 2011 Time: 01:48 PM ET





Bad science papers can have lasting effects. Consider the 1998 paper in the journal the Lancet that linked autism to the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. That paper was fully retracted in 2010 upon evidence that senior author Andrew Wakefield had manipulated data and breached several proper ethical codes of conduct.

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That refers to a year, yes. We don't put "1998 年" or anything with the word "year" most of the time in English.

[NewHopeR]

Thanks