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Authors
Wang, Sheng-Chiang
Chien, Wu-Chien
Chung, Chi-Hsiang
Tzeng, Nian-Sheng http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5881-7089
Liu, Yia-Ping
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH-C108-003, TSGH-C108-151)
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Article History
Received: 26 March 2021
Accepted: 4 September 2021
First Online: 28 September 2021
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: The identifiable database of individuals included in the NHIRD was encrypted to protect individual privacy. In addition, all researchers followed the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law and related regulations in Taiwan and signed an agreement declaring that no attempt would be made to retrieve information potentially violating the privacy of patients or health care providers. Furthermore, the data retrieval and collection could only be done in the centralized Health and Welfare Data Science Centers (HWDC). Smartphones, tablets, laptops, electronic wearable devices, or any other electronic storage devices were not allowed to be carried into the HWDC. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGHIRB-2-106-05-029), and written informed consent was waived.
: All of the authors have consented to publication of this research.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
