Johnson, Kelly D.
Brenneman, Susan K.
Newransky, Chrisann
Sheffler-Collins, Seth
Becker, Laura K.
Belland, Angela
Acosta, Camilo J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck
Article History
Received: 25 July 2017
Accepted: 7 August 2018
First Online: 25 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Independent study approval was obtained from the New England Institutional Review Board (reference # 15–133) and a waiver of documentation of informed consent was granted. The mailed study packet informed patients that their consent for participation was implied by returning the completed survey.
: Not applicable.
: KDJ and CJA are employees of Merck & Co., Inc. SSC was an employee of Merck & Co., Inc. at the time the study was conducted but are no longer employed by Merck. CN was a contract employee of Merck & Co., Inc. at the time the study was conducted.
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