Onoda, Hideko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7281-6899
Higashi, Mayumi
Murakami, Tomoyuki
Tao, Hiroyuki
Yokoyama, Shintaro
Kunihiro, Yoshie
Kawano, Reo
Tanabe, Masahiro
Tanaka, Nobuyuki
Matsumoto, Tsuneo
Article History
Received: 4 June 2020
Revised: 14 February 2021
Accepted: 11 March 2021
First Online: 21 May 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Dr. Katsuyoshi Ito.
: 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.
: Mr. Reo Kawano kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript.One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • retrospective• case-control study / diagnostic or prognostic study / performed at one institution