Cheng, Chi-Tung
Ho, Tsung-Ying
Lee, Tao-Yi
Chang, Chih-Chen
Chou, Ching-Cheng
Chen, Chih-Chi
Chung, I-Fang
Liao, Chien-Hung http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2812-9773
Article History
Received: 22 November 2018
Revised: 28 February 2019
Accepted: 14 March 2019
First Online: 1 April 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Dr. Chi-Hsun Hsieh.
: 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.
: Dr. Chi-Chih Chen, who has significant statistical expertise, kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript.No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper.
: Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained as CGMHIRB 201702059B0.
: Some study subjects or cohorts have not been previously reported.
: • Retrospective• Diagnostic or prognostic study• Performed at one institution