Caimi, Barbara
Franzetti, Marco
Velleca, Rossella
Lai, Alessia
Gatti, Antonella
Rossi, Pier Luigi
D’Orso, Marco
Pregliasco, Fabrizio
Balotta, Claudia
Calicchio, Giuseppe
Article History
Received: 2 August 2021
Accepted: 9 February 2022
First Online: 10 March 2022
Declarations
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: All data used in this study were previously anonymized as required by the Italian Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree196/2003) and the general authorizations issued by the Data Protection Authority. Ethics Committee approval was deemed unnecessary because, under Italian law, it is only required in the case of prospective clinical trials of medical products for clinical use (Art. 6 and Art. 9 of Legislative Decree 211/2003). All participants provided written informed consent. If residents lacked the capacity to consent, a personal or nominated consultee was identified to act on their behalf. The study was conducted in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (ExternalRef removed) and the declaration of Helsinky.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.