The journal retracts the article titled “Systematic Review of Fatal Sodium Nitrite Ingestion Cases: Toxicological and Forensic Implications” [], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding an overlap between this publication [] and two previous publications [,] produced by different groups of authors.
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