Takada, Ryo
Fujiwara, Miki
Maki, Masatoshi
Takahashi, Yoko
Tamura, Koji
Article History
Received: 27 March 2023
Accepted: 28 May 2023
First Online: 3 July 2023
Declarations
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: The study protocol was in compliance with the “Ethical Guidelines for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects” and “Appropriate Handling of Personal Information by Medical and Nursing Care Providers” guidelines and was approved by the ethics review committee of the Fukuyama Medical Center (Approval number: ERB202108). Although this study did not obtain direct consent from patients, it disclosed information about conducting the study and guaranteed an opportunity for refusal.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.