Smithson, Alex https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5175-8714
Ramos, Javier
Niño, Esther
Culla, Alex
Pertierra, Ubaldo
Friscia, Michele
Bastida, Maria Teresa
Article History
Received: 16 April 2019
Accepted: 19 November 2019
First Online: 29 November 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the “La Fundació Unió Catalana d’Hospitals (CEIC 16/58)”. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients prospectively included.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Alex Smithson is a member of the editorial board (Associate Editor) of BMC Geriatrics. Despite forming part of the editorial board, he had no role in the editorial process of this manuscript. Dr. Javier Ramos, Dr. Esther Niño, Dr. Alex Culla, Dr. Ubaldo Pertierra, Dr. Michele Friscia and Dr. Maria Teresa Bastida have no conflicts of interest to disclose.