Kim, Sung Eun
Shim, Ye Jee
Yoon, Hwi-Joong
Park, Sang Kyu
Yoo, Ki-Young
Choi, Eun Jin
Kim, Ji Yoon
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kyungpook National University Research Fund
Article History
Received: 12 April 2026
Revised: 22 May 2026
Accepted: 31 May 2026
First Online: 13 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of the participating institutions, including Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center (IRB No. 2013–07-033) and Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital (IRB No. 2016–01-021).Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.