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RETRACTION: Assessing the Role of Combination of Stem Cell and Light‐Based Treatments on Skin Wound Repair: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze how combining stem cells and light treatments affects skin wound healing.
Contribution
The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and no novel findings are valid.
Findings
The paper was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.
No conclusions or results from the paper can be considered reliable.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
Abstract
RETRACTION: ZhengM. , ZhangH. , WuH. , XieJ. , ChenQ. , JiangY. , and ZhaoD. , “Assessing the Role of Combination of Stem Cell and Light‐Based Treatments on Skin Wound Repair: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 10 (2023): 4272–4280, 10.1111/iwj.14329.37525509 PMC10681544 The above article, published online on 31 July 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
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Taxonomy
TopicsWound Healing and Treatments · Skin Protection and Aging · Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
RETRACTION: M. Zheng , H. Zhang , H. Wu , J. Xie , Q. Chen , Y. Jiang , and D. Zhao , “Assessing the Role of Combination of Stem Cell and Light‐Based Treatments on Skin Wound Repair: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 10 (2023): 4272–4280, 10.1111/iwj.14329.37525509 PMC10681544
The above article, published online on 31 July 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
