Takahara, Mitsuyoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5105-041X
Soga, Yoshimitsu
Fujihara, Masahiko
Kawasaki, Daizo
Kozuki, Amane
Iida, Osamu
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP18K16199)
Article History
Received: 27 September 2020
Accepted: 30 November 2020
First Online: 9 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kansai Rosai Hospital (reference number, 16D008g) and the Institutional Review Board of Kokura Memorial Hospital (reference number, 19072452). Because it was a retrospective analysis of existing data, the need for consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of Kansai Rosai Hospital and the Institutional Review Board of Kokura Memorial Hospital, in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects in Japan.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.