Komatsu, Ayami http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1673-3490
Ikeda, Atsushi
Kikuchi, Akio
Minami, Chiaki
Tan, Motomu
Matsushita, Shuzo
Article History
First Online: 5 April 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: This study was fully supported by Japan Tobacco Inc.
: Ayami Komatsu, Atsushi Ikeda, Akio Kikuchi, Chiaki Minami and Motomu Tan are full-time employee of Japan Tobacco Inc. Shuzo Matsushita has received grants and personal fees from Japan Tobacco Inc., and personal fees from Bayer Yakuhin Ltd, MSD K.K., Janssen Pharmaceuticals K.K., Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Shire Japan K.K., Bioverativ Japan Ltd, and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Ltd.
: The survey was conducted in accordance with the Good Post-Marketing Study Practice (GPSP) regulations issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.