Li, Yi-Wen
Wang, Chung-Hsing
Chen, Chao-Jung
Wang, Charles C. N.
Lin, Cheng-Li
Cheng, Wai-Kok
Shen, Hsin-Yi
Lim, Yun-Ping
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Science and Technology,Taiwan, R.O.C. (MOST107-2320-B-039-042-MY3)
China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (CMU106-ASIA-22)
Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare Clinical Trial and Research Center of Excellence (MOHW107-TDU-B-212-123004)
China Medical University Hospital, Academia Sinica Stroke Biosignature Project (BM10701010021)
Taiwan Clinical Trial Consortium for Stroke (MOST106-2321-B-039-005)
Article History
Received: 17 August 2017
Accepted: 25 April 2018
First Online: 13 July 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
: The NHIRD encrypts patient personal information to protect privacy and provides researchers with anonymous identification numbers associated with relevant claims information, including sex, date of birth, medical services received, and prescriptions. Therefore, patient consent is not required to access the NHIRD. This study was approved to fulfill the condition for exemption by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of China Medical University (CMUH106-REC1-136). The IRB also specifically waived the consent requirement.