Suzuyama, Chie Aso
Takakura, Shu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9149-7651
Takii, Masato
Kishimoto, Junji
Toda, Kenta
Yamashita, Makoto
Hata, Tomokazu
Sudo, Nobuyuki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23K02918)
Article History
Received: 14 January 2025
Accepted: 12 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Kitakyushu Medical Prison Ethics Review Committee and the Kyushu University Research Ethics Committee[22013–00]. The need for informed consent was waived by both review committees due to the retrospective nature of the study. All research involving human data was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.Because the study was as retrospective and used the medical charts of patients who were treated in the Kitakyushu Medical Prison, we were unable to contact the individuals after their release from prison to obtain direct consent to participate.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.