Rosa, Joana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1032-0695
Gaspar-Silva, Patrícia
Pacheco, Paula
Silva, Conceição
Branco, Cláudia C.
Vieira, Barbara S.
Carreiro, Alexandra
Gonçalves, Juan
Mota-Vieira, Luisa
Article History
Received: 19 July 2019
Accepted: 24 December 2019
First Online: 3 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The present investigation follows the international ethical guidelines and was approved by the board of the Hospital do Divino Espirito Santo de Ponta Delgada (HDES) after a favorable report by the Health Ethics Committee (Ref. HDES/CES/2016/382). A written informed consent was obtained from all patients if adults (≥18 years old), or their parents or legally authorized representatives (< 18 years old).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.