Kek, Ho-Poh
Su, Yu-Tsun
Tey, Shu-Jiin
Yang, Ming-Chun
Chang, Li-Ching
Hung, Yun-Hsiang
Tsai, Ching-Chung
Funding for this research was provided by:
E-Da Hospital intramural funding (EDAHI112002)
E-Da Hospital intramural funding (EDAHP111028)
Article History
Received: 24 February 2023
Accepted: 4 July 2023
First Online: 26 July 2023
Declarations
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: The Institutional Review Board of the E-DA Hospital approved this study (EMRP-108–061), which utilized data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. The database encrypts patients' identity data, and the study solely utilized encrypted data without any direct contact with study participants. Therefore, the need for informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of the E-DA Hospital.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.