Zhou, Shanyu
Hu, Shijie
Ding, Kexin
Wen, Xianzhong
Li, Xudong
Huang, Yongshun
Chen, Jiabin
Chen, Dafang
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Key Clinical Specialty Discipline Construction Program of China (2011-09, 2011-09)
Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau Biomedical Industry Innovation Subsidy
Key Occupational Diseases Surveillance Project of Guangdong (2017B030314152)
Article History
Received: 7 September 2023
Accepted: 7 February 2024
First Online: 21 February 2024
Declarations
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: All methods were conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in the Declaration of Helsinki. The experimental protocol was approved by the Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Ethics Committee (No. GDHOD MEC 2023023). The need for written informed consent was waived by the Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Ethics Committee due to the retrospective nature of the study. Workers’ personal information was kept confidential throughout the study. The identity codes within the database were retained solely for data linkage purposes and were anonymized before being provided to the authors. All investigators attaching the original data were responsible for the security and confidentiality of the data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.