Wang, Bo
Krüger, Luise
Machnowska, Patrycja
Eshetu, Amare
Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Barbara
Bremer, Viviane
Hauser, Andrea
Bannert, Norbert
Bock, C.-Thomas http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2773-486X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (ZMVI1-2516-AUK-701 / BMG: 321-4471-02/157)
China Scholarship Council
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
Article History
Received: 8 November 2018
Accepted: 22 February 2019
First Online: 4 March 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
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