Lotto, Camila Regina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3914-2439
Altafim, Elisa Rachel Pisani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5732-0473
Linhares, Maria Beatriz Martins https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-9874
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2020/01536-5)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (001)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (310726/2021-2)
Article History
Accepted: 7 September 2025
First Online: 29 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Clinical Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo (No. CAAE: 01858818.0.0000.5440).
: All participants signed an informed and free consent form before the data collection.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
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