Funding for this research was provided by:
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University (31M325)
Article History
Received: 31 December 2018
Accepted: 11 June 2019
First Online: 17 June 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by Tawam Hospital and the United Arab Emirates University research and ethics board (CRD 239/13). The requirement for informed consent was waived because patient records and information were anonymized and de-identified prior to analysis.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.