Kozumi, Maiko http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-333X
Ota, Hideki
Yamamoto, Takaya
Umezawa, Rei
Matsushita, Haruo
Ishikawa, Yojiro
Takahashi, Noriyoshi
Matsuura, Tomonori
Takase, Kei
Jingu, Keiichi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion
Article History
Received: 27 October 2017
Revised: 9 March 2018
Accepted: 19 March 2018
First Online: 3 May 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Keiichi Jingu.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional review board approval was obtained.
: • prospective• diagnostic or prognostic study• performed at one institution