Pernica, Jeffrey
Harman, Stuart
Kam, April
Bailey, Jacob
Carciumaru, Redjana
Khan, Sarah
Fulford, Martha
Thabane, Lehana
Slinger, Robert
Main, Cheryl
Smieja, Marek
Loeb, Mark
Funding for this research was provided by:
Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation (#14-34)
Hamilton Health Sciences (Early Career Award)
Article History
Received: 10 May 2017
Accepted: 4 January 2018
First Online: 1 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This protocol was approved by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (15-237) and the Research Ethics Board of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (#15/14E). All amendments need to be approved by both of these boards and Health Canada and will be communicated to all investigators, with the appropriate modifications made to the entry on ClinicalTrials.gov. Consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrolment.
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