Ho, Kevin Ki-Wai https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8647-8475
Chau, Wai-Wang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6973-1915
Lau, Lawrence Chun-Man https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2245-9627
Ng, Jonathan Patrick https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0167-8000
Chiu, Kwok-Hing
Ong, Michael Tim-Yun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4460-9286
Article History
Received: 29 December 2022
Accepted: 4 April 2023
First Online: 19 April 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the ethics review board of the Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong – New Territories East Cluster Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Ref. No.: CRE2021.498). The study protocol complied with the Declaration of Helsinki.The need for informed consent was waived by the Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong – New Territories East Cluster Clinical Research Ethics Committee because this was a registry-based comparative study.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.