KJMSAuthorship&ConflictsofInterestStatement,Page1of3KaohsiungJournalofMedicalSciencesAUTHORSHIP&CONFLICTSOFINTERESTSTATEMENTManuscripttitle:AUTHORSHIPAllpersonswhomeetauthorshipcriteriaarelistedasauthors,andallauthorscertifythattheyhaveparticipatedsufficientlyintheworktotakepublicresponsibilityforthecontent,includingparticipationintheconcept,design,analysis,writing,orrevisionofthemanuscript.Furthermore,eachauthorcertifiesthatthismaterialorsimilarmaterialhasnotbeenandwillnotbesubmittedtoorpublishedinanyotherpublication.Indicatethespecificcontributionsmadebyeachauthor(listtheauthors’initialsfollowedbytheirsurnames,e.g.,Y.L.Chang).Thenameofeachauthormustappearatleastonceineachofthethreecategoriesbelow.Category1Conceptionanddesignofstudy:,,,;acquisitionofdata:,,,;analysisand/orinterpretationofdata:,,,.Category2Draftingthemanuscript:,,,;revisingthemanuscriptcriticallyforimportantintellectualcontent:,,,.Category3Approvaloftheversionofthemanuscripttobepublished(thenamesofallauthorsmustbelisted):,,,,,,,,,.AcknowledgmentsAllpersonswhohavemadesubstantialcontributionstotheworkreportedinthemanuscript(e.g.,techni-calhelp,writingandeditingassistance,generalsupport),butwhodonotmeetthecriteriaforauthorship,arenamedintheAcknowledgmentsandhavegivenustheirwrittenpermissiontobenamed.IfwehavenotincludedanAcknowledgments,thenthatindicatesthatwehavenotreceivedsubstantialcontributionsfromnon-authors.KJMS_v32_i1_BM.indbE9KJMS_v32_i1_BM.indbE902-02-201619:37:1902-02-201619:37:19KJMSAuthorship&ConflictsofInterestStatement,Page2of3CONFLICTSOFINTERESTAconflictofinterestoccurswhenanindividual’sobjectivityispotentiallycompromisedbyadesireforfinancialgain,prominence,professionaladvancementorasuccessfuloutcome.KJMSEditorsstrivetoensurethatwhatispublishedintheJournalisasbalanced,objectiveandevidence-basedaspossible.Sinceitcanbedifficulttodistinguishbetweenanactualconflictofinterestandaperceivedconflictofinterest,theJournalrequiresauthorstodiscloseallandanypotentialconflictsofinterest.SectionITh...
