Yi, Qi-Feng
Yan, Jin
Zhang, Cui-Jiao
Yang, Guo-Li
Huang, Hui
Yang, Yan
Article History
Received: 14 July 2021
Accepted: 17 March 2022
First Online: 29 March 2022
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Third Xiang-ya Hospital of Central South University (No. I20011). The objectives and procedures of the study were explained to the participants, with an emphasis on voluntary participation, anonymity, and confidentiality. All participants provided written informed consent. Each participant was assigned a number to maintain anonymity, and all information collected was kept strictly confidential. The study was performed in accordance with the general ethical principles of the International Ethical Guidelines on Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects (2016).
: The article does not contain any individual’s details and consent for publication is not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.