Charbaji, Suzanne
EI Asmar, Khalil
McCall, Stephen J
Saad, Ghada E
Chaaya, Monique
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center, American National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Aging (1R21AG039333-01)
Medical Practice Plan (MPP) at the American University of Beirut Medical Center
Article History
Received: 5 August 2025
Accepted: 23 January 2026
First Online: 31 January 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in the original studies were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional Review Board at the American University of Beirut, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations for the protection of human subjects (45CFR46), the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, Good Clinical Practice guidelines and applicable local regulations. Approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the American University of Beirut (IRB ID # FHS.MC.19 and # FHS.MC.40/SBS-2017-0582). Written informed consent was secured from the participants and their informants.
: Not applicable. No identifying information is included in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.