Shimamura, Shoko Sonobe
Shukuya, Takehito
Asao, Tetsuhiko
Hayakawa, Daisuke
Kurokawa, Kana
Xu, Shiting
Miura, Keita
Mitsuishi, Yoichiro
Tajima, Ken
Shibayama, Rina
Shimada, Naoko
Takahashi, Fumiyuki
Takahashi, Kazuhisa
Article History
Received: 18 October 2021
Accepted: 16 March 2022
First Online: 25 March 2022
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the 2<sup>nd</sup> hospital Ethics Review Committee in 2021 (18/5/2021) at Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan (reference number: 21–053). Research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. According to the Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Research in Japan and the Institutional Review Board of Juntendo University, the need for consent is deemed unnecessary. Instead, the opt-out method, which provides potential candidates with opportunities to decline to participate through information disclosure via posting on the website of Juntendo University, was applied.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors have no conflicts of interest directly relevant to the content of this article.