Funding for this research was provided by:
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Article History
Received: 1 March 2019
Accepted: 6 June 2019
First Online: 15 June 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: MU has participated in advisory panels and speaker’s bureaus for Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. SS and KM are employees of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
: Approval of the ethical review committees for all study sites was obtained before study start.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles described in the Declaration of Helsinki, the Japanese Ethical Guideline for Epidemiologic Research, and all other applicable laws and regulations.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before study commencement.