Chen, Lei
Huang, Tengjia
Cao, Xi
Liu, Yixin
Li, Sheng
Qin, Lihua
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hunan Social Science Achievement Appraisal Committee (XSP24YBC413)
Xinglin Talent Plan Project of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine in 2024
Discipline construction at Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
Disciplinary Reveal System project of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine (22JBZ041)
Article History
Received: 13 August 2024
Accepted: 17 September 2025
First Online: 22 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study follows the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine (No. HN-LL-YJSLW-2022-265), and the ethical principles of voluntariness, confidentiality, fairness, and beneficence and non-maleficence were strictly followed. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to the investigation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.