Marshall, Emily Gard http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8327-0329
Burge, Frederick
Gibson, Richard J.
Lawson, Beverley
O’Connell, Colleen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (PSO-Research Programs-2012-8293)
Article History
Received: 22 January 2019
Accepted: 20 September 2019
First Online: 23 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The MAAP-NS study was approved by the Nova Scotia Health Authority Research Ethics Board [file number 1012665]. Formal consent was waived by REB in accordance with the Canadian Tri-Council Policy Statement 2, articles 3.1 to 3.5; as the research was minimal risk, formal consent was impracticable, and information about the study and opportunity to not participate were explained in the initial consent letter and at the time of the survey data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.