Funding for this research was provided by:
AbbVie
Article History
First Online: 21 July 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: AbbVie funded the studies presented in this article. AbbVie was responsible for the study design, research, analysis, data collection, interpretation of data, and writing, reviewing, and approving of the publication.
: Ahmed Nader, Nael M. Mostafa, Farah Ali, and Mohamad Shebley are employees of AbbVie, Inc., and may own stocks or options.
: All studies were conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines and the ethical principles that have their origin in the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocols and informed consent forms were approved by the ethics committee or institutional review board at the site.
: All participants provided written informed consent for participation in the studies.
: All authors reviewed and approved the manuscript in the submitted form.