Iwasaki, Shinichi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1415-8701
Deguchi, Yasuhiko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-6569
Okura, Shohei https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2686-3480
Maekubo, Kunio
Matsunaga, Ayaka
Inoue, Koki https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3044-3921
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP20K10325, JP20K10325)
Article History
Received: 2 January 2025
Accepted: 9 April 2025
First Online: 22 April 2025
Declarations
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: The Ethical Committee of Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine approved the study protocol (authorisation number: 3337). The review committee did not require written informed consent because the data were anonymized processed information that has already been presented (Ethical guidelines for life science and medical research involving human subjects, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan). We built information about this study on our department’s website to alleviate potential participants’ anxiety about the use of sensitive personal documents and provided them with the opportunity to opt out of the study. We obtained only anonymised the data, stored them on secure servers, and restricted access to authorised personnel to comply with national data protection regulations.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.