Retraction Note: The Relations Between Blood Pressure and Handgrip Strength in Children (Physical Education Theory and Methodology, 23(2), 207–213. https://doi.org/10.17309/tmfv.2023.2.08)
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The Editors have retracted the following article:
Ahmeti, G. B., Morina, B., Georgiev, G., & Gontarev, S. (2023). The Relations Between Blood Pressure and Handgrip Strength in Children. Physical Education Theory and Methodology, 23(2), 207–213. https://doi.org/10.17309/tmfv.2023.2.08
Following the publication of the article, the Organizata për Rritjen e Tälätsë në Arsim – ORCA contacted the journal. Upon editorial follow-up, similarities were noted between this article and a previous publication by another group (“Handgrip Strength and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Evidence From NHANES 2011 to 2014”, published in the American Journal of Hypertension in 2018, by Zhang, R., Li, C., Liu, T., Zheng, L., & Li, S.). Considering these issues, the Editors retract this article. The authors don’t agree with the retraction.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and COPE guidelines.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.
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Ahmeti, G. B., Morina, B., Georgiev, G., & Gontarev, S. (2023). RETRACTED ARTICLE: The Relations Between Blood Pressure and Handgrip Strength in Children. Physical Education Theory and Methodology, 23(2), 207–213. https://doi.org/10.17309/tmfv.2023.2.08
Zhang, R., Li, C., Liu, T., Zheng, L., & Li, S. (2018). Handgrip Strength and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Evidence From NHANES 2011 to 2014. American journal of hypertension, 31(7), 792–796. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpy032
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