Sharifabadi, A. Dehmoobad
Korevaar, D. A.
McGrath, T. A.
van Es, N.
Frank, R. A.
Cherpak, L.
Dang, W.
Salameh, J. P.
Nguyen, F.
Stanley, C.
McInnes, M. D. F.
Article History
Received: 25 October 2017
Revised: 28 December 2017
Accepted: 24 January 2018
First Online: 21 March 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Matthew McInnes.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise (Drs. Korevaar and McInnes).
: Written informed consent was not required for this study because it evaluated published literature.
: Institutional review board approval was obtained.
: • retrospective• cross-sectional• multicentre study