Chiang, Jui-Kun
Chen, Jean-Shi
Kao, Yee-Hsin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation (DTCRD 105(2)-E-22)
Article History
Received: 16 January 2019
Accepted: 25 June 2019
First Online: 16 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The protocol for this study was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taiwan (No. B10304018). Because the analyzed NHIRD files contained only deidentified secondary data, the review board waived the requirement for informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.