Casey, Máire-Bríd http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3594-6977
Smart, Keith
Segurado, Ricardo
Hearty, Conor
Gopal, Hari
Lowry, Damien
Flanagan, Dearbhail
McCracken, Lance
Doody, Catherine
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Research Board (HPF 2016-1685)
Article History
Received: 8 August 2017
Accepted: 13 February 2018
First Online: 22 March 2018
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