Yamashita, Mariko
Tominaga, Tetsuro
Nonaka, Takashi
Hisanaga, Makoto
Takeshita, Hiroaki
Fukuoka, Hidetoshi
To, Kazuo
Tanaka, Kenji
Sawai, Terumitsu
Nagayasu, Takeshi
Article History
Received: 16 June 2023
Accepted: 16 December 2023
First Online: 2 January 2024
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the clinical research review boards of all participating hospitals (Nagasaki University Hospital, Sasebo City General Hospital, Nagasaki Medical Center, Isahaya General Hospital, Ureshino Medical Center, and Saiseikai Nagasaki Hospital).
: was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.