Sharif, Saeed Pahlevan
Lehto, Rebecca H.
Nia, Hamid Sharif
Goudarzian, Amir Hossein
Haghdoost, Ali Akbar
Yaghoobzadeh, Ameneh
Tahmasbi, Bahram
Nazari, Roghieh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (120)
Article History
Received: 1 September 2017
Accepted: 30 January 2018
First Online: 15 February 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
: All study procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee (Ethical Code: IR.MAZUMS.REC.1396.10189) of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Prior to obtaining written informed consent, patients were apprised relative to the study purpose, what the investigation entailed, and voluntary nature. The confidentiality of patients’ information was ensured with no identifiers used in any surveys and all data were collected in private locations.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.