RETRACTION: Effects of Massage Therapy on Pain and Anxiety Intensity in Patients With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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RETRACTION: S. Miri, S. J. Hosseini, P. G. Vajargah, M. Firooz, P. Takasi, A. Mollaei, S. Ramezani, M. Tolouei, A. E. Zeydi, J. Osuji, R. Farzan, and S. Karkhah, “ Effects of Massage Therapy on Pain and Anxiety Intensity in Patients With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 6 (2023): 2440–2458, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14089.

The above article, published online on 21 January 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third party reported to the journal that they had found evidence of excessive self-citations in the reference list of this article. The publisher confirmed multiple instances of redundant self-citations. Upon further investigation, the publisher also concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. In view of the clear evidence of compromised peer review, the parties agreed that the paper must be retracted. The authors disagree with the retraction.