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Authors
Dimou, Anastasios
Beltsiou, Maria
Christodoulakis, Antonios
Beis, Ioannis
Heretis, Ioannis
Tzoulakis, Stavros
Tzortzakakis, Dimitrios
Tsiligianni, Ioanna
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Article History
Received: 4 July 2025
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 4 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Crete (No. Prot. Decision: 127/17.10.2023), the Scientific Council of the General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizelio" (No. Prot. Decision: 29618/20–10-2023), and the 7th Health Region of Crete (No. Prot. Decision: 4660/01.02.2024).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Specifically, prior to data collection, all participants provided informed consent, were informed of the purpose of the study, procedures, confidentiality, and their right to withdraw at any time without consequence.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
