Chen, Hui-Mei https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3907-6646
Huang, Chien-Sheng
Wu, Yu-Chung
Chien, Ling-I.
Hsu, Po-Kuei
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 111-2314-B-227-005-)
Article History
Received: 14 July 2024
Accepted: 22 April 2025
First Online: 1 May 2025
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Study ID Number: TPEVGH IRB 2017–04-001 A). It was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT03161535). All patients provided informed consent prior to the study and were free to withdraw for any reason.
: The authors declare no competing interests.