Abe, Hidetoshi https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5088-2218
Takeuchi, Kazuko
Otaka, Hanako
Kanazawa, Yasushi
Article History
Received: 14 December 2025
Accepted: 24 December 2025
First Online: 5 January 2026
Declarations
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: The current study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center; approval No. 2022-26 (November 11, 2022) and approval No. 2022-28 (January 18, 2023). The study conformed to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki. In participating in this study, informed consent or an alternative agreement was obtained from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.