Godin, Katelyn M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9704-6608
Hammond, David
Chaurasia, Ashok
Leatherdale, Scott T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (OOP-110788)
Institute of Population and Public Health (MOP-114875)
Article History
Received: 9 March 2018
Accepted: 19 November 2018
First Online: 27 November 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The University of Waterloo Office of Research Ethics reviewed and approved all aspects of the study protocol (ORE # 17264). All school boards and schools approved study procedures. Active-information passive-consent was sought from parents, and assent was obtained from included participants on data collection date. Parents or students could decline to participate at any time.
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