Viana, João https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-6109
Santos, João Vasco https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-1002
Pinto, Andreia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7226-2112
Santos, Almeida
Freitas, Alberto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2113-9653
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (PD/BD/129833/2018)
Article History
Received: 2 February 2024
Accepted: 19 February 2025
First Online: 7 April 2025
Declarations
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: The ethics committee of “Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João” granted authorization for this study and assigned the number 180/18. This authorization is aligned with portuguese Law n.º 26/2016 of the 22nd of august, and Directives from the European Parliament and of the Council, namely Directive 2003/98/EC, of 17th November, and Directive 2013/37/EU, of 26 June 2013. Informed consent has been waived by the ethics committee of “Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João”. Ethics committee’s email: comissao.etica@chsj.min-saude.pt.
: The authors declare no competing interests.