Baghbanian, Seyed Mohammad
Cheraghmakani, Hamed
HabibiSaravi, Reza http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3279-3693
Azar, Arash
Ghasemihamedani, Fariba
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 10 April 2019
Accepted: 14 January 2020
First Online: 12 February 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This project registered and approved at the ethics committee of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran (Protocol identification number: IR.MAZUMS.REC.1398.4778–4/20/2019). Informed consent obtained from all patients or their parents/guardians for those who were minors (age < 18) at the time of registration in the study for participation and disclosure of their information without mentioning their names in the research papers. We obtained the written or verbal (if illiterate) consent from all participants or their parents/guardians for those who were minors (age < 18) at the time of registration in their native language (Farsi). This method was approved by ethics committee of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. When participants were not capable of signing, written consent was obtained by fingerprint. The ability to provide consent was an eligibility criterion in this study. All participants were deemed capable of providing consent by their primary attendance in Mazandaran Multiple Sclerosis Society. Patients were granted their right to withdraw from the study at any time and for any reason.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests in this research.