Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (Chercheur Boursier, Chercheur Boursier Junior 1)
PERFORM Center (Start-up funds)
Concordia University (Team Seed Grant, Merit Scholarship)
Article History
Received: 14 May 2021
Accepted: 23 August 2021
First Online: 24 February 2022
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
: This study was approved by the research ethics committee of the ministry of health and social services (reference number CCER 17-18-01). The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All participants provided informed consent prior to their participation.
: No identifying details were included, and thus, consent for publication is not applicable.