Cologne, John http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-6639
Sugiyama, Hiromi
Hamasaki, Kanya
Tatsukawa, Yoshimi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9804-0569
French, Benjamin
Sakata, Ritsu
Misumi, Munechika http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2698-4880
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
US Department of Energy
Article History
Received: 10 May 2021
Accepted: 27 December 2021
First Online: 17 February 2022
Declarations
:
: None to declare.
: The original observational study and the data linkage for the current analysis were each approved by the institutional IRB in effect at the time.
: For the original study, all participants gave consent to participate after having the study purpose explained to them. For the current analysis, an opt-out provision was posted on the institution’s website as allowed for by Japanese law, so no further consent was required.