Chien, Ju-huei
Yao, Chao-yuan
Chen, Hui-fen
Ho, Tsing-Fen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Education of Taiwan (PMN1122369)
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology (CTU113-P-101)
Article History
Received: 11 September 2024
Accepted: 23 December 2024
First Online: 14 January 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and applicable local regulations. Ethics approval was obtained from the Taichung Tzu-Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation Research Ethics Committee (REC111-36: Protocol Version 1.0, and REC113-51: Protocol Version 2.0). As this study analyzed blood bank data and records without involving direct interventions or experimental procedures with participants, the Ethics Committee waived the requirement for informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.