Harada, Akiko http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3311-8817
Ikushima, Ippei
Haranaka, Miwa
Yanagihara, Aki
Nakayama, Daisuke
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim (Not applicable)
Article History
First Online: 30 October 2019
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: These studies were financially supported by Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim.
: Akiko Harada: employee of Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd. Ippei Ikushima: no conflicts of interest to disclose. Miwa Haranaka: no conflicts of interest to disclose. Aki Yanagihara: employee of Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd. Daisuke Nakayama: employee of Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd.
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