Monge-Rojas, Rafael
Barboza, Luis A.
Vargas-Quesada, Rulamán
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tobacco Control Program of the Department for Strategic Planning and Evaluation of Health Actions of the Costa Rican Ministry of Health (DM-FG-4854-14 and DM-FG.1748-2018, DM-FG-4854-14 and DM-FG.1748-2018, DM-FG-4854-14 and DM-FG.1748-2018)
Article History
Received: 4 July 2023
Accepted: 16 November 2023
First Online: 14 December 2023
Declarations
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: To carry out this study, all guidelines for human subject research were strictly performed, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and specifically with Law 9234 "Regulatory Law of Biomedical Research", which regulates biomedical research in Costa Rica. Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants and from the parents of the participants who were below 18 years of age according to what is indicated in the Costa Rican biomedical research legislation. This study was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Education in Nutrition and Health (INCIENSA). The study protocol was approved under number IC-2007–01.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.