Chow, Simon Kwoon-Ho
Qin, Jiang-hui
Wong, Ronald Man-Yeung
Yuen, Wai-Fan
Ngai, Wai-Kit
Tang, Ning
Lam, Chor-Yin
Lau, Tak-Wing
Lee, Kin-Bong
Siu, Kwai Ming
Wong, Sze-Hung
Zhu, Tracy Y.
Cheung, Wing-Hoi
Leung, Kwok-Sui
Article History
Received: 1 June 2018
Accepted: 3 September 2018
First Online: 14 September 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approvals were obtained from the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of all six hospitals (reference numbers: KW/EX-13-094(65–06(CMC)) at the Caritas Medical Centre, KW/EX-13-095(65–06(PMH)) at the Princess Margaret Hospital, CT-209/2013 at the Prince of Wales Hospital, KC/KE-13-0106/ER-2 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UW-13-379 at the Queen Mary Hospital, and NTWC/CREC/1170/13 at the Tuen Mun Hospital). The study was done in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki [CitationRef removed].
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