Ichioka, Sho
Ishida, Akiko
Takayanagi, Yuji
Manabe, Kaoru
Matsuo, Masato
Tanito, Masaki
Tanito, Masaki
Article History
Received: 30 May 2022
Accepted: 25 November 2022
First Online: 14 December 2022
Declarations
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: The institutional review board (IRB) of Shimane University Hospital approved the study. The IRB of Shimane University Hospital did not require each patient provide written informed consent; instead the protocol was posted at the study institution to optout the participants from the study. The study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki, and the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects in Japan. All methods were carried out in accordance with the approved protocol.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Tanito receives lecture fees, consultant fees, and research donations from Hoya Corp. Other authors declared no competing interests.