On the authors' request, the Editors and the Publisher hereby retract the original article “Noise exposure patterns and health risk assessment among nurses in a Chinese paediatric intensive care unit” by Yan Liu and Junlin Tan, published in Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju – Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, 2026,77(1):39–48. [DOI: 10.2478/aiht-2026-77-4077].
The authors notified the Editors of irreparable errors in the collection and processing of the study data. These errors affect the reliability of the reported results and conclusions and therefore undermine the validity of the article as a whole.
Following consideration of the authors' request, the Editors and the Publisher have agreed to retract the article to preserve the integrity and accuracy of the published scientific record.
The article will remain available in the journal archive but will be clearly marked as Retracted, with this retraction notice permanently linked to the original article.
The authors, Editors, and the Publisher apologise to readers for any inconvenience or confusion this publication may have caused.