Funding for this research was provided by:
Nanjing Medical Technology Development Project (YKK14079)
Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Department (BE2012606)
National Health and Family Planning Commission, Science and Education Department (201502004)
Article History
Received: 26 September 2018
Accepted: 20 August 2019
First Online: 23 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the clinical research ethics committee of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School (22 March 2014). Written, informed consent was provided by all participants.
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