Liu, En-Shao
Wu, Yi-Ting
Liang, Wen-Miin
Kuo, Feng-Yu
Funding for this research was provided by:
China Medical University (CMU111-MF-105)
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST 109-2410-H-039-002, MOST 110-2410-H-039-002, MOST 111-2410-H-039-002-MY3)
Article History
Received: 9 September 2023
Accepted: 26 February 2024
First Online: 12 March 2024
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of China Medical University Hospital (certificate: CMUH107-REC3-074 (CR-3)).
: The authors affirm that informed consent was not demanded because the NHIRD data consists of de-identified secondary data for research purposes.
: The authors affirm that consent for publication was not demanded because all personal data were de-identified.
: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.