Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim
Al-Mahruqi, Fatma
Al-Rasadi, Khalid
Shehab, Abdullah
Al Mahmeed, Wael
Arafah, Mohammed
Al-Hinai, Ali T.
Al Tamimi, Omer
Al Awadhi, Mahmoud
Santos, Raul D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
AstraZeneca
Article History
Received: 3 November 2017
Accepted: 22 January 2018
First Online: 5 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study had approval from the internal review bodies/ethics committees of each participating institution in the each of the Arabian Gulf countries. Informed written consent was obtained from all patients enrolled in the study.
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: RDS has received honoraria related to consulting, research and or speaker activities from: Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Biolab, Boehringer-Ingleheim, Eli-Lilly, Kowa, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi/Regeneron and Procaps. The other authors disclose that they have no significant relationships with or financial interests in any commercial companies related to this study or article.
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