Tsang, Eric W.
Kwok, Henry
Chan, Aidan K. Y.
Choo, Kah Lin
Chan, Kin Sang
Lau, Kam Shing
Chan, Chetwyn C. H. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-6337
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board, Hong Kong
Article History
Received: 18 March 2018
Accepted: 17 July 2018
First Online: 9 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Applications of ethics approval were made to the Institutional Review Board for approval to obtain patients’ information from the three hospitals in Hong Kong began in November 2012. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the need for obtaining the consent from the patient for participating in the study had been waived. Ethics approvals were granted for the North District Hospital on 8th of May, 2013, the Ruttonjee Hospital on 24th of July, 2013, and the Haven of Hope Hospital on 3rd of September, 2013.
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