Kanda, Masato
Sato, Takanori
Yoshida, Yoichi
Kuwabara, Hiroyo
Kobayashi, Yoshio
Inoue, Takahiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
JSPS KAKENHI (22K10437, 22K10437, 22K10437)
the Institute for Health Economics and Policy (Scholarship 2021)
Article History
Received: 11 August 2023
Accepted: 6 November 2023
First Online: 13 November 2023
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the ethics committee of Chiba University Hospital (approval number 3309). The requirement for informed consent was waived because of the anonymity of the data and approved by ethics committee of Chiba University Hospital (approval number 3309). The study was performed in line with the principles of the “Declaration of Helsinki”, and “Ethical Guidelines for Life Sciences and Medical Research Involving Human Subjects” (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Notification No. 1, Japan, 2021).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.