Giorda, Carlo B. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4709-8696
Picariello, Roberta
Tartaglino, Barbara
Nada, Elisa
Costa, Giuseppe
Gnavi, Roberto
Article History
Received: 19 September 2019
Accepted: 23 October 2019
First Online: 5 November 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All authors have nothing to disclose.
: This is an observational study and data were collected retrospectively. The Local Health was responsible for collecting and processing these data. The study was performed in accordance with Local Health Authority. No ethical approval was required according to Italian Law 211/2003, which explains that no ethics committee permission is required for this kind of study.
: According to Italian Privacy Law, no patient’s or relative’s consent is required for large retrospective population-based studies if data are published only in aggregated form.