Miura, Takeshi
Kaneko, Masato
Kawano, Kei
Kanoya, Yuka
Kuroki, Makoto
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Hospice Holdings Inc. (No specific grant ID)
Article History
Received: 11 January 2025
Accepted: 30 April 2025
First Online: 11 May 2025
Change Date: 2 July 2025
Change Type: Update
Change Details: The original article has been corrected: Table 2 has been updated to reflect the correct table.
Change Date: 1 July 2025
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01822-2
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the"Ethics Committee for Life Science and Medical Research Involving Human Subjects"at Yokohama City University (YCU). This study was conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, such as the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.Yokohama City University (YCU) has established the"Ethics Committee for Life Science and Medical Research Involving Human Subjects"to oversee and ensure that all research involving human participants or human tissue samples complies with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations. This committee reviews research protocols to confirm adherence to national and international standards, including the Declaration of Helsinki and Japan's Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.