Chiang, Kuang-Hsing
Chen, Jaw-Wen
Huang, Shao-Sung
Leu, Hsin-Bang
Lin, Shing-Jong
Huang, Po-Hsun https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4519-2192
Article History
Received: 1 December 2017
Accepted: 15 October 2018
First Online: 13 November 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All patients gave written informed consent, and the study was approved by the Institute of Review Board in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (VGHIRB No: 96–12-42A). The protocols of this study were consistent with the ethical guidelines provided in the 1975 Helsinki Declaration.
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