Chen, Wenjun http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-8508
Graham, Ian D.
Hu, Jiale
Lewis, Krystina B.
Zhao, Junqiang
Gifford, Wendy
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department (2017TP1004)
Article History
Received: 20 July 2023
Accepted: 3 May 2024
First Online: 30 May 2024
Declarations
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: Before starting the study, approval was obtained from the University of Ottawa Health Sciences and Sciences Research Ethics Board (No. H-01–20-5355), and the Institute Research Board of the participating hospital in China (No. 2019-S552). Informed consent forms were received from all participants. The study was performed in accordance with the general ethical principles of the International Ethical Guidelines on Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects (2016).
: The article does not contain any individual’s details and consent for publication is not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.