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Authors
Fong, Raymond
Kwan, Connie C. Y.
Yu, S. F.
Chan, Mavis S. M.
Choi, Yuki Y. Y.
Wei, Phoenix Y. F.
Ho, Wency W. S.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
S. H. Ho Foundation
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Article History
Received: 1 June 2026
Accepted: 24 August 2026
First Online: 28 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Joint CUHK-NTEC clinical research ethics committee (Ref: 2026.243). All procedures were conducted in strict accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant institutional guidelines for human data research. Due to the retrospective, observational nature of this study utilizing de-identified administrative and clinical records, a waiver of informed consent was formally reviewed and granted by the Joint CUHK-NTEC CREC.
Consent for publication: N/A.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
