Tao, Wendan
Cheng, Yajun
Guo, Wen
Kwapong, William Robert
Ye, Chen
Wu, Bo
Zhang, Shuting
Liu, Ming
Funding for this research was provided by:
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (81601022)
the 1.3.5 project for disciplines of excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (ZYGD18009)
the National Key Research and Development Program of China of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2016YFC1300500-505)
Article History
Received: 29 March 2022
Accepted: 3 August 2022
First Online: 23 August 2022
Declarations
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: All authors consented to and approved this manuscript. All methods in this study were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. This study strictly followed the ethical principles set out in the “Declaration of Helsinki”. The study protocol was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of West China Hospital, Sichuan University [2014(69)]. The requirement for written informed consent was waived by the Medical Ethics Committee of West China Hospital, Sichuan University because of the retrospective study design.
: Not applicable.
: There are no competing interests.