Abd El-Wahab, Ekram W. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4220-5859
Article History
Received: 9 September 2019
Accepted: 29 January 2020
First Online: 10 February 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
:
: The author declares that she has no conflict of interest.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board and the Ethics Committee of the High Institute of Public Health affiliated to Alexandria University, Egypt. The research was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments and the International Conference on Harmonization Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice.
: All patients were invited to voluntarily sign an informed written consent after explaining the aim and concerns of the study. Data sheets were coded to ensure the anonymity and confidentiality of patients’ data.
: The current research did not involve animal work.