Chen, C.-L.
Chen, N.-C.
Wu, F.-Z.
Wu, M.-T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital (VGHKS 104-69, 105-80 and 107-117)
Article History
Received: 8 January 2020
Accepted: 13 March 2020
First Online: 3 April 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Chien-Liang Chen, Nai-Ching Chen, Fu-Zong Wu, and Ming-Ting Wu declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Ethical approval for this pilot study was provided by the independent ethics committee of the Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital (VGHKS18-CT-19), and written informed consent was obtained from all patients. This study is registered with the ISRCTN registry, number ISRCTN92563400.