RETRACTION: Effects of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Pain Intensity of Children With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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RETRACTION: R. Farzan, A. Parvizi, S. Haddadi, M. S. Tabarian, A. Jamshidbeigi, P. Samidoust, P. G. Vajargah, A. Mollaei, P. Takasi, S. Karkhah, M. Firooz, and S. J. Hosseini, “ Effects of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Pain Intensity of Children With Burns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 7 (2023): 2898–2913, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14134.

The above article, published online on 01 March 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.