Shaheen, Hala A.
Daker, Lamiaa I.
Abbass, Mohammed M.
Abd El Fattah, Asmaa A.
Article History
Received: 29 November 2017
Accepted: 26 August 2018
First Online: 24 September 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University Ethical Committee, had approved the study; written informed consent was obtained from all the patients and control volunteers before study initiation.
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