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Baré, Marisa
Alcantara, Manuel Jesús
Gil, Maria José
Collera, Pablo
Pont, Marina
Escobar, Antonio
Sarasqueta, Cristina
Redondo, Maximino
Briones, Eduardo
Dujovne, Paula
Quintana, Jose Maria
Funding for this research was provided by:
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PS09/00805, PI09/90441, PS09/00314, PS09/00910, PS09/00746, PI09/90460, PI09/90490, PI09/90397, PI09/90453)
The Department of Health of the Basque Country (2010111098)
KRONIKGUNE –Centro de Investigación en Cronicidad (KRONIK 11/006)
European Regional Development Fund
Istituto de Salud Carlos III (thematic networks - REDISSEC (Health Services Research on Chronic Diseases Network (RD12/0001/0007))
Article History
Received: 22 April 2016
Accepted: 14 January 2018
First Online: 29 January 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The Clinical Research Ethics Committees of the Parc Taulí Sabadell-University Hospital; Hospital del Mar; Fundació Unió Catalana d’Hospitals; Gipuzkoa Health Area; Basque Country (CEIC-E); Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo; Hospital Txagorritxu; Hospital Basurto; La Paz University Hospital; Fundación Alcorcón University Hospital; Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos (formerly Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Area 7 – Hospital Clínico San Carlos); Costa del Sol Health Agency and the Regional Committee of Clinical Trials of Andalusia approved the study, and all patients provided written informed consent.
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