Cronin, Owen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1365-9942
Barton, Wiley
Moran, Carthage
Sheehan, Donal
Whiston, Ronan
Nugent, Helena
McCarthy, Yvonne
Molloy, Catherine B.
O’Sullivan, Orla
Cotter, Paul D.
Molloy, Michael G.
Shanahan, Fergus
Funding for this research was provided by:
Irish Centre for Arthritis Research and Education (N/a)
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI/12/RC/2273, 11/PI/1137, 13/SIRG/2160, 13/SIRG/2160)
Article History
Received: 7 September 2018
Accepted: 7 February 2019
First Online: 12 February 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Before commencement, the study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Cork Teaching Hospitals. All patients provided written informed consent before enrolment.
: Not applicable.
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