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Aziz, Md. Abdul
Al Maruf, Abdullah
Bolton, James M.
Kowalec, Kaarina
Eltonsy, Sherif
Friesen, Kevin
Leong, Christine
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Article History
Received: 7 February 2026
Accepted: 29 July 2026
First Online: 3 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and in compliance with the Privacy of Health Information Act (PHIA) of Manitoba. It was approved by the Research Ethics Board (HREB) of the University of Manitoba (HS25792 (H2022:395)) and the Provincial Health Research Privacy Committee (PHRPC No. P2022-137). The study used deidentified administrative data, and none of the participants were directly involved in the study.
Consent for publication: All Authors gave consent for publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
