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Article History

Received: 17 July 2024

Accepted: 3 February 2025

First Online: 8 February 2025

Declarations

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: This study was conducted in accordance with the 2008 Declaration of Helsinki for Human Research. The Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science and Okayama University Hospital Ethics Committee reviewed and approved the study protocol (approval no.: 2208–018). Informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants in the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.