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RETRACTION: Enhancing Wound Recovery in Chemotherapy‐Induced Leukopenia for Malignant Tumours: A Meta‐Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment Efficacy
TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed acupuncture could help wound recovery in chemotherapy patients, but it was found to have a flawed peer review process.
Contribution
The paper's meta-analysis on acupuncture's efficacy for wound recovery in chemotherapy-induced leukopenia is retracted due to compromised peer review.
Findings
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
The authors did not agree with the retraction decision.
The study claimed acupuncture improved wound recovery in chemotherapy patients.
Abstract
RETRACTION: WangH. , PanJ. , TanZ. , and ZhangM. , “Enhancing Wound Recovery in Chemotherapy‐Induced Leukopenia for Malignant Tumours: A Meta‐Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment Efficacy,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14610, 10.1111/iwj.14610. The above article, published online on 31 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction.
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TopicsAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
RETRACTION:
H. Wang , J. Pan , Z. Tan , and M. Zhang , “Enhancing Wound Recovery in Chemotherapy‐Induced Leukopenia for Malignant Tumours: A Meta‐Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment Efficacy,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14610, 10.1111/iwj.14610.
The above article, published online on 31 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction.