Lu, Ting Yu
Zhang, Wei Sen
Jiang, Chao Qiang
Jin, Ya Li
Au Yeung, Shiu Lun
Cheng, Kar Keung
Lam, Tai Hing
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Natural Science Foundation of China (82373661)
the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong (2018A030313140)
The University of Hong Kong Foundation for Educational Development and Research (SN/1f/HKUF-DC; C20400.28505200)
the Health Medical Research Fund in Hong Kong (HMRF/13143241)
the Guangzhou Public Health Bureau (201102A211004011)
the Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau, Guangzhou, China (2002Z2-E2051; 2012J5100041; 2013J4100031; 201704030132)
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong (2015A030313891)
the University of Birmingham, UK (N/A)
Article History
Received: 20 September 2023
Accepted: 10 March 2024
First Online: 23 March 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Guangzhou Medical Ethics Committee of the Chinese Medical Association, Guangzhou, China (protocol code GZYL-20030210).
: All participants gave written, informed consent before participation.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.