Converso, Daniela
Viotti, Sara http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9026-9334
Sottimano, Ilaria
Cascio, Vincenza
Guidetti, Gloria
Funding for this research was provided by:
Municipality of Turin (Na)
Article History
Received: 4 October 2017
Accepted: 8 May 2018
First Online: 22 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The research protocol, built in agreement with the Helsinki Declaration (and subsequent revisions) and the Italian regulations on data protection and privacy (Law n. 196/2003), was approved by the Administration of the Educational Service of the Municipality of Turin. Questionnaire was covered by a letter that openly described the research purposes, the voluntary nature of participation, and the anonymity of the data collection and treatment. Participants volunteered in the research without receiving any reward and were not asked to sign consent forms, but the questionnaire return implied consent. In accordance with the country law, no further ethical approval was required since no vulnerable individuals, patients, or minors took part in the study.
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