Khalil, Samir H. Assaad http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1899-9361
Dandona, Paresh
Osman, Nermin A.
Assaad, Ramy Samir
Zaitoon, Basma Tayseer Abdalla
Almas, Amal Abdulaziz
Amin, Noha Gaber
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 21 February 2024
Accepted: 5 June 2024
First Online: 28 June 2024
Declarations
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: The study design was approved by the ethics committee of Alexandria University. The study followed the criteria set by the Declaration of Helsinki. Confidentiality and personal privacy were respected at all levels of the study. The IRB approval number is 106432, dated 16/July/2020.
: The participating study population signed an informed consent form before any study-related procedure occurred. Patients felt free to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences.
: Participants signed an additional consent for publication.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. The authors have no competing interests to declare relevant to this article’s content. All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organisation or entity with any financial or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. The authors have no financial or proprietary interests in any material discussed in this article.