Afkar, Abolhasan
Jalilian, Habib
Pourreza, Abolghasem
Mir, Habibeh
Sigaroudi, Abdolhosein Emami
Heydari, Somayeh http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7260-7491
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deputy of Research and Technology, the Guilan University of Medical Sciences (690320003)
Article History
Received: 28 July 2020
Accepted: 29 January 2021
First Online: 11 March 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Deputy of Research and Technology, the Guilan University of Medical Sciences [Reference No: IR. gumsIRC.1396.120]. Prior to the start of the study, written consent and the required administrative permissions were obtained from the authorities of the hospitals (Razi and Golsar) to access the direct medical costs data. The questionnaire was completed by an in-person interview. Besides, prior to conducting the study, study objectives were explained to the participants, and informed consent was obtained from them. They were informed that the data was kept confidential and anonymous.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors have indicated that they have no conflicts of interest regarding the content of this article.