Teraguchi, Ikuko
Hozumi, Takeshi
Emori, Hiroki
Takemoto, Kazushi
Fujita, Suwako
Wada, Teruaki
Kashiwagi, Manabu
Shiono, Yasutsugu
Shimamura, Kunihiro
Kuroi, Akio
Tanimoto, Takashi
Kubo, Takashi
Tanaka, Atsushi
Akasaka, Takashi
Article History
Received: 26 May 2020
Revised: 26 August 2020
Accepted: 10 September 2020
First Online: 24 September 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Ikuko Teraguchi, Takeshi Hozumi, Hiroki Emori, Kazushi Takemoto, Suwako Fujita, Teruaki Wada, Manabu Kashiwagi, Yasutsugu Shiono, Kunihiro Shimamura, Akio Kuroi, Takashi Tanimoto, Takashi Kubo, Atsushi Tanaka, and Takashi Akasaka declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and later versions.
: Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.