Yoshimura, Jumpei
Yamakawa, Kazuma http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2999-4021
Kinoshita, Takahiro
Ohta, Yoshinori
Morimoto, Takeshi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Osaka General Medical Center
Article History
Received: 10 July 2018
Accepted: 8 October 2018
First Online: 8 November 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The protocol and consent forms were approved by the institutional review boards at Osaka General Medical Center and each of the participating institutions. All substantial protocol modifications will be notified as protocol amendments to them. All patients or their legally authorised representatives will provide written informed consent before randomisation by the study physicians.
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