Kasahara, Kyoko
Tanaka-Mizuno, Sachiko
Tsuji, Shunichiro
Ohashi, Mizuki
Kasahara, Makiko
Kawasaki, Taku
Murakami, Takashi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kyoko Kasahara (KAKENHI 21K09539)
Article History
Received: 4 December 2023
Accepted: 15 April 2024
First Online: 22 April 2024
Declarations
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: The commercially available JMDC database used in this study comprises anonymized processed information based on Japan’s Personal Information Protection Law, and individual informed consent is not required for its provision and use. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee at Shiga University of Medical Science (No. R2018-046). This committee waived the need for informed consent in accordance with the Japanese government’s Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects. This study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards established in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.