Funding for this research was provided by:
Council for Higher Education (11658745)
University of Haifa, Graduate Studies Authority (11658760)
Article History
Received: 12 July 2018
Accepted: 30 October 2018
First Online: 9 November 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
:
: The study protocol was duly approved by the Institutional Review Boards of LHS and the University of Haifa.All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: None.
: The results, conclusions, view and opinions contained herein are those of the authors and not to be construed as the official policy of Israel’s Ministry of Health, or of Leumit Health Organization.