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Article History

Received: 30 January 2017

Accepted: 3 August 2017

First Online: 22 August 2017

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This research was approved by the Institutional Review Board for Human Research (IRB) at the Medical University of South Carolina under protocol number Pro00009511. The study was approved with respect to the study of human subjects as adequately protecting the rights and welfare of the individuals involved. Additionally, the Institutional Review Board for Human Research (IRB) recommended approval of the investigator’s request for Waiver of Consent pursuant to 45 CFR 46.116(d) because the research involves no more than minimal risk to the subject, the waiver will not adversely affect the rights and welfare of the subjects, and the research could not be practicably carried out without the waiver. The Institutional Review Board for Human Research (IRB) also recommended approval of the investigator’s request for a HIPAA Waiver of Authorization, as it appears that the criteria of the Privacy Rule have been satisfied. The HIPAA Waiver of Authorization was reviewed under expedited review procedures. No IRB member who has a conflicting interest was involved in the review or approval of this study, except to provide information as requested by the IRB.

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