Hsu, Min-Yen
Luo, Kai-Shin
Chou, Chien-Chih
Lin, Yu-Hsiang
Hung, Yu-Chien
Chuang, Wu-Lung
Tsai, Stella Chin-Shaw
Lin, Heng-Jun
Yu, Teng-Shun
Tsai, Fuu-Jen
Chang, Kuang-Hsi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4453-0068
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tungs’ Taichung Metro Harbor Hospital research grant (TTMHH-R1130010, TTMHH-R1130011)
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOHW112-TDU-B-212-144004)
China Medical University Hospital (DMR-111-105, DMR-112-087, DMR-113-009)
Article History
Received: 1 December 2023
Accepted: 3 March 2024
First Online: 24 May 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: The NHIRD secures patient personal data by employing encryption to safeguard privacy. It also provides researchers with anonymous identification numbers that are associated with relevant claims data, including details such as gender, date of birth, medical services, and prescriptions. As a result, patient consent is not required to access the NHIRD for this research project. This research project received approval for exemption from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at China Medical University (Approval Number CMUH109-REC2-031 (CR2)), and the IRB explicitly waived the requirement for informed consent. All the procedures were followed by the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: This research project obtained an exemption approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at China Medical University (Approval Number CMUH109-REC2-031 (CR2)), and the IRB explicitly waived the need for consent.
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