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Article History

Received: 11 June 2022

Revised: 12 September 2022

Accepted: 30 September 2022

First Online: 11 October 2022

Declarations

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: All surveys were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Additionally, Based on the “Ethical Guidelines for Life Science and Medical Research for Humans”, the following points were taken into consideration; (1) Appropriately verify the identity of the research participants, (2) Secure opportunities for research participants to ask questions about the content of the explanation and answer them, (3) Participants can read the consent items even after receiving informed consent. All participants were informed about the study in writing before its commencement, and provided informed consent through electromagnetic means. Returning the questionnaire and filling in the checkbox was considered consent for participation. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (approval number M2021-085).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.