Ju, Yeong Jun
Lee, Soon Young
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea (RS-2022-NR072242)
Article History
Received: 1 August 2025
Accepted: 24 April 2026
First Online: 22 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Ajou University Hospital (IRB No. AJOUIRB-EX-2022-429). The requirement for informed consent was waived by the IRB in accordance with relevant regulations, given the retrospective nature of the study and the use of de-identified claims data from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) cohort. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
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