Kim, Sang Yoon
Lim, Yu-Cheol
Seo, Byung-Kwan
Nam, Dongwoo
Ha, In-Hyuk
Lee, Ye-Seul
Lee, Yoon Jae
Article History
Received: 18 July 2023
Accepted: 2 January 2024
First Online: 13 January 2024
Declarations
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: This study protocol received approval from the public data provision deliberation committee in the HIRA and adhered to relevant guidelines and regulations. The current study was reviewed by the Institutional Review Board of Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Korea (IRB file No. JASENG 2022-12-008) and the need for consent was waived. As the study analyzed publicly available data, no consent was obtained from the individuals whose data was included; all personal information had been de-identified by the NHIS prior to public release. All analyses performed adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.