Komamine, Maki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8390-0922
Fujimura, Yoshiaki
Nitta, Yasuharu
Omiya, Masatomo
Doi, Masaaki
Sato, Tosiya
Article History
Received: 8 September 2020
Accepted: 26 May 2021
First Online: 6 June 2021
Declarations
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: Our study protocol was approved by the Kyoto University Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University Hospital Ethics Committee in November 2018 (R1793). Based on Japanese Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects, the need for informed consent from individual patients was waived by the Ethics Committee. The use of extracted data for this study from the database system for MID-NET®-collaborative organizations of Tokushukai Medical Group was approved by the administrative board of General Incorporated Association Tokushukai, which is the data holder.
: Not applicable.
: Maki Komamine is employed by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency and has no financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias the contents of this paper. Other authors have no financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias the contents of this paper.