Li, Xinbin
Gao, Hewei
Chen, Zhiqiang
Zhang, Li
Zhu, Xiaohua
Wang, Shengping
Peng, Weijun
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (11235007)
Tsinghua University Independent Research Project Grant
Article History
Received: 19 June 2017
Revised: 19 October 2017
Accepted: 26 October 2017
First Online: 26 January 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Zhiqiang Chen.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors, Shengping Wang, has significant statistical expertise.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: • prospective• experimental• performed at one institution