Zhu, Anning
Liu, Miaoxin
Yu, Jingze
Zhang, Runping
Zhang, Yaoyi
Chen, Rentong
Ruan, Ye
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (lzujbky-2020-9)
Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province, China (20YF3FA027)
Article History
Received: 6 March 2024
Accepted: 13 November 2024
First Online: 23 November 2024
Declarations
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: The Institutional Review Board (IRB) at School of Public Health, Lanzhou University has waived the ethics approval and the informed consent for the study. The study adhered to the guidelines and regulations outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. This exemption is due to the fact that the data used in the study was provided by government agencies and consented for use in this research. The data did not involve any direct or indirect identification of hospital patients’ personal information. And the waiver of informed consent has been reviewed and approved by the research ethics committee.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.