Ogita, Mami http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1539-4298
Sekiguchi, Kenji
Akahane, Keiko
Ito, Ryoko
Haga, Chiori
Arai, Satoru
Ishida, Yasushi
Kawamori, Jiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
St. Luke's International hospital
Article History
Received: 19 November 2018
Accepted: 30 January 2019
First Online: 7 February 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the institutional review board of St. Luke’s International Hospital (11-R060). Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before enrollment.
: Not applicable.
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