Wang, Wen-Hwa
Wei, Kai-Che
Huang, Yu-Tung
Huang, Kuang-Hua
Tsai, Tung-Han
Chang, Yu-Chia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-0615
Article History
Accepted: 6 December 2022
First Online: 10 January 2023
Declarations
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: This research received no external funding.
: Wen-Hwa Wang, Kai-Che Wei, Yu-Tung Huang, Kuang-Hua Huang, Tung-Han Tsai, Yu-Chia Chang have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article.
: This study protocols were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Taichung Jen-Ai Hospital, Taiwan (Institutional Review Board No. 108-83).
: Not applicable.
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: Data used in the analysis were released by the Health and Welfare Data Science Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, which provide scrambled random identification numbers for insured patients to protect the privacy of beneficiaries. The database was anonymous, therefore, the requirement for informed consent was waived.
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: W-HW, K-CW, and Y-CC designed and performed the study. Y-TH, K-HH, and T-HT analyzed the data. W-HW, K-CW, and Y-CC wrote the manuscript in consultation with Y-TH, K-HH, and T-HT. All authors discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.
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