Zhang, Ye
Tatewaki, Yasuko
Liu, Yingxu
Tomita, Naoki
Nagasaka, Tatsuo
Muranaka, Michiho
Yamamoto, Shuzo
Takano, Yumi
Nakase, Taizen
Mutoh, Tatsushi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-379X
Taki, Yasuyuki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion
Division for Interdisciplinary Advanced Research and Education, Tohoku University
Center of Innovation Program (JPMJCE1303)
Article History
Received: 31 January 2022
Accepted: 2 May 2022
First Online: 8 May 2022
Declarations
:
: The study was in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and national ethical standards. The institutional review board of our center approved the study protocol (approval number: 2018–1-618). This study was registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) on February 6, 2019 (UMIN000035762).
: The requirement of informed consent was waived, and an opt-out method was used given the retrospective study design.
: The authors declare no competing interests.