Tsangaris, Elena
Wong Riff, Karen W. Y.
Dreise, Marieke
Stiernman, Mia
Kaur, Manraj Nirmal
Piplani, Bhoomika
Aydin, Asim
Moh’d Kharashgah, Ghassan Naser
Stotland, Mitchell A.
Thabane, Lehana
Thoma, Achilleas
Klassen, Anne F.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Article History
Received: 27 June 2018
Accepted: 30 July 2018
First Online: 15 August 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The research described in this paper was supported by a grant from the Canadian Institute of Health Research.
: Elena Tsangaris, Karen W.Y. Wong Riff, Marieke Dreise, Mia Stiernman, Manraj Nirmal Kaur, Bhoomika Piplani, Asim Aydin, Ghassan Naser Moh’d Kharashgah, Mitchell A. Stotland, Lehana Thabane, Achilleas Thoma, and Anne F. Klassen declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The study was conducted in accordance with policies for ethical conduct in research involving humans, and was approved by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (HiREB) and the Research Ethics Board of each of the following participating hospitals: Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar; University of Groningen in the Netherlands; G.S. Memorial Plastic Surgery Hospital and Trauma Centre in Varanasi, India; Skåne University Hospital in Malamö, Sweden; and Suleyman Demirel University School of Medicine Research Hospital in Isparta, Turkey. All participants and/or their legal guardians provided written informed consent or assent for participation according to each center’s policy.
: All participants and/or their legal guardians provided written informed consent or assent for participation according to each center’s policy.