Chen, Tsui-Fang
Pien, Li-Chung
Fan, Chun-Sung
Liang, Kai-Lin
Chiu, Yi-Wen
Article History
Received: 28 November 2023
Accepted: 22 July 2024
First Online: 1 August 2024
Declarations
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: The research data in this study are files and documents obtained legally from government databases (Database Usage Approval Number: Ministry of Health and Welfare Statistics Approval No. 1052560573), which are either disconnected or contain non-identifiable information about specific individuals. The research does not involve ethnic or group interests. As this study involves the analysis of secondary data (publicly available government data), it falls within the scope of human research exempt from obtaining consent from the research subjects. Therefore, it is exempt from ethical review and approval. The protocol of this research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and has been approved by Research Ethics Committee of National Taiwan University on August 6, 2016, under exempt status for informed consent (NTU-REC No. 201603HM009). The committee is organized under, and operates in accordance with Social and Behavior Research Ethical Principles and Regulations of National Taiwan University and governmental laws and regulations.
: The authors declare no competing interests.