Matsumoto, Kotaro
Doi, Shinpei
Adachi, Takako
Watanabe, Ayako
Katsukura, Nobuhiro
Tsujikawa, Takayuki
Aso, Tatsuya
Takahashi, Mikiko
Kikuchi, Kentaro
Article History
Received: 30 November 2024
Accepted: 30 April 2025
First Online: 14 May 2025
Declarations
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: The study design was reviewed and approved by the Teikyo University Ethical Review Board for Medical and Health Research involving Human Subjects (#21–158, approval dated 11/18/2021) and was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles related to the Declaration of Helsinki. Because of the retrospective nature of the study, the Teikyo University Ethical Review Board waived the need for written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.