Maniaci, Antonino https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1251-0185
Lentini, Mario
Lechien, Jerome R.
Iannella, Giannicola
Casale, Manuele
Moffa, Antonio
Pelucchi, Stefano
Caranti, Alberto
Pang, Kenny P.
Rotenberg, Brian
Vicini, Claudio
Article History
Received: 3 September 2025
Revised: 26 October 2025
Accepted: 31 October 2025
First Online: 17 November 2025
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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee (University Kore of Enna Ethical Committee) and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. For this type of study, formal consent is not required.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
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