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Published Online: 2018-05-25

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Alhassan, Aljohara A.

Alqadhib, Ethar M.

Taha, Nada W.

Alahmari, Raneem A.

Salam, Mahmoud http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4262-4201
Almutairi, Adel F.
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Received: 5 March 2018

Accepted: 14 May 2018

First Online: 25 May 2018

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: A self-explanatory letter of invitation to participate was presented electronically to each of the participants. All participants had given informed consents for their participation in the research presented in this manuscript with full knowledge of the possible risks and benefits of participation. Participants consented by ticking “agree”, indicating their agreement to provide their feedback for this research study. Study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Saudi Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Protocol # RSS 17/003). Studies conducted followed the recommendations of the International Conference on Harmonization for Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP).

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