Maestre, Gladys E. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-8833
Pirela, Rosa V.
Paz, Carmen L.
Melgarejo, Jesus D.
Mena, Luis J.
Chavez, Carlos A.
Leendertz, Reinier
Petitto, Michele
Silva, Eglé
Calmón, Gustavo E.
Al-Aswad, Lama
Lee, Joseph H.
Terwilliger, Joseph D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S Civilian Research & Development Foundation (OISE-19-65753-1)
National Science Foundation (OISE-9531011)
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Venezuela (G-97000726)
National Institute on Aging and the Fogarty International Center (1R01AG036469-01A1)
National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Aging (R03AG054186-01)
Article History
Received: 17 April 2020
Accepted: 28 February 2021
First Online: 9 March 2021
Declarations
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: Written informed consent was obtained from the subjects who agreed to participate and from a close family member when doubts existed about the competence of the subject. A close family member was defined as a next of kin, (e.g., a daughter or son, spouse) who usually was the main caregiver of the subject. This form of proxy consent as well as the complete protocol were approved by the Ethics Review Board of the Cardiovascular Institute of the University of Zulia, and the Institutional Review Boards of Columbia University and the New York Psychiatric Institute.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.