Silva, Manuela https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1275-0338
Aluh, Deborah Oyine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6939-5547
Lourenço, Ana
Resende, Beatriz
Agostinho, Francisco
Rodrigues, João Bessa
Azenha, João Pedro
Lopes, João Revez
Ribeiro, Marta
Heitor, Maria João https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3481-091X
Gago, Joaquim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-1574
Cardoso, Graça https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1756-0197
Funding for this research was provided by:
FLAD – Luso-American Development Foundation
‘la Caixa’ Foundation (LCF/BQ/DI20/11780013)
Article History
Received: 30 November 2024
Accepted: 30 May 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Nova Medical School (nº 121/2023/CEFCM) and has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participation was voluntary.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.