Chen, Yen-Ju
Ho, Wei-Li
Chen, Hsian-Min
Chen, Yi-Ming
Chen, Hsin-Hua https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7304-4587
Funding for this research was provided by:
Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH-YM1090104)
Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH-VHCY1088605)
Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH-1087325D)
Article History
Received: 18 June 2025
Revised: 19 May 2026
Accepted: 19 May 2026
First Online: 22 June 2026
Compliance with ethical standard
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: The Institutional Review Board of Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, approved this study (CE19038A). Because de-identified data were released for research purposes only by Taiwan’s NHIRD, the requirement of informed consent for each participant was waived by the Institutional Review Board of Taichung Veterans General Hospital due to retrospective nature of study. Research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
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