Kashiwazaki, Daina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9249-1382
Tomita, Takahiro
Hori, Emiko
Akioka, Naoki
Akai, Takuya
Kuroda, Satoshi
Article History
Received: 19 July 2022
Accepted: 23 August 2022
First Online: 31 August 2022
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of our institution. Informed consent was obtained from patients using the opt-out method on our institutional website. In accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committees, this non-invasive study did not require formal consent. Instead, the outline of the study was open to the public on our institutional homepage and provided an option for patients and their guardians to decline inclusion in the research.
: The authors declare no competing interests.