Harada, Manae
Matsuzawa, Ryota
Aoyama, Naoyoshi
Uemura, Kaoru
Horiguchi, Yoriko
Yoneyama, Junko
Hoshi, Keika
Yoneki, Kei
Watanabe, Takaaki
Shimoda, Takahiro
Takeuchi, Yasuo
Naito, Shokichi
Yoshida, Atsushi
Matsunaga, Atsuhiko
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kitasato University
JSPS KAKENHI (JP16K 16466)
Article History
Received: 18 October 2017
Accepted: 26 February 2018
First Online: 18 April 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences and was conducted in accordance with the standards set forth by the latest revision of the Declaration of Helsinki. All patients received a detailed explanation of the study protocol and provided informed consent.
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