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Published in: European Journal of Medical Research 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Retraction Note

Retraction Note: Systematic evaluation of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis

Authors: Rong-Hua Xu, Wei Gao, Chao Wang, De-Kai Guo, Lin Tang, Hui Zhang, Cong-Jun Wang

Published in: European Journal of Medical Research | Issue 1/2015

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The Publisher and Editor regretfully retract this article [1] because the peer-review process was inappropriately influenced and compromised. As a result, the scientific integrity of the article cannot be guaranteed. A systematic and detailed investigation suggests that a third party was involved in supplying fabricated details of potential peer reviewers for a large number of manuscripts submitted to different journals. In accordance with recommendations from COPE we have retracted all affected published articles, including this one. It was not possible to determine beyond doubt that the authors of this particular article were aware of any third party attempts to manipulate peer review of their manuscript. …
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go back to reference Xu RH, Gao W, Wang C, Guo DK, Tang L, Zhang H, et al. Systematic evaluation of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Eur J Med Res. 2014;19:39.CrossRefPubMedCentralPubMed Xu RH, Gao W, Wang C, Guo DK, Tang L, Zhang H, et al. Systematic evaluation of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Eur J Med Res. 2014;19:39.CrossRefPubMedCentralPubMed
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Title
Retraction Note: Systematic evaluation of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis
Authors
Rong-Hua Xu
Wei Gao
Chao Wang
De-Kai Guo
Lin Tang
Hui Zhang
Cong-Jun Wang
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
European Journal of Medical Research / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 2047-783X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-015-0131-7

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