Uchida, Megumi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-8400
Sugie, Chikao
Yoshimura, Michio
Suzuki, Eiji
Shibamoto, Yuta
Hiraoka, Masahiro
Akechi, Tatsuo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (24790507)
Article History
Received: 3 September 2018
Accepted: 25 February 2019
First Online: 25 March 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee of Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences and Kyoto University Hospital. It was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written consent was obtained from each patient after the study was explained to them.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.