Zhang, Wantong
Zhu, Baochen
Cao, Weiyi
Li, Rui
Wang, Shuge
Gao, Rui
Funding for this research was provided by:
Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (zz0908022)
Article History
Received: 4 December 2017
Accepted: 16 August 2018
First Online: 14 September 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
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