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Article History

Received: 8 September 2017

Accepted: 25 March 2018

First Online: 27 March 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Semyung University Korean Medicine Hospital in Chungju. The purpose and potential risks of this clinical trial will be fully explained to the participants and their families. All participants will be asked to provide written informed consent before participation. This trial has been registered with cris.nih.go.kr (registration number, KCT 0002374; 11 July 2017) and is approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (registration number, 31244).

: Written informed consent for the publication of their individual details and accompanying images will be obtained from the participants in the trial. The consent form is held by the authors and is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.

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