Nguyen, Thanh Liem
Nguyen, Hoang Phuong
Nguyen, Trung Kien
Article History
Received: 12 December 2017
Accepted: 1 August 2018
First Online: 14 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Vinmec International Hospital Ethics Committee under reference number 382/2015/QD-VINMEC. The committee evaluated the ethical aspects of the study in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. All caregivers received a written consent form, a cover letter and a clear explanation of the safety issues, potential risks and benefits, and the procedure involved.
: Parental written informed consent was obtained well before patient enrollment in every case. This consent included their agreement about publishing the indirect identifiers of the patients such as age and gender.
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