Tachibana, Yoshiyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9614-7477
Koizumi, Noriaki
Mikami, Masashi
Shikada, Kana
Yamashita, Sayaka
Shimizu, Mieko
Machida, Kazuyo
Ito, Hiroto
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (H25–Seishin–Wakate–013)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (20DA1009)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (H28–Sukoyaka–Ippan–005)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (30AMED–6024)
Article History
Received: 22 February 2019
Accepted: 25 June 2020
First Online: 29 July 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan: the NCCHD Social Medicine Ethics Committee (Reference number: 1235). All participants provided written informed consent to participate. This study adheres to CONSORT guidelines (See Additional file ).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.