Morita, Kojiro http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-0669
Matsui, Hiroki
Michihata, Nobuaki
Fushimi, Kiyohide
Yasunaga, Hideo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (H29-Policy-Designated-009, H29-ICT-General-004)
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (17H04141)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Article History
First Online: 30 April 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Kojiro Morita, Hiroki Matsui, Nobuaki Michihata, Kiyohide Fushimi, and Hideo Yasunaga declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (H29-Policy-Designated-009 and H29-ICT-General-004); the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (17H04141); and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED). The funding source had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of The University of Tokyo.
: The requirement for informed patient consent was waived because of the anonymous nature of the data.