Picca, Marina
Pezzini, Chiara
Baggi, Elena
Manzoni, Paola
Mezzopane, Antonella
La Vecchia, Adriano https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5008-823X
Milani, Gregorio Paolo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3829-4254
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero della Salute (This study was partially funded by Italian Ministry of Health - Current research IRCCS)
Article History
Received: 29 July 2025
Accepted: 24 October 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
Declarations
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: Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and no personally identifiable information was collected, thereby ensuring participant anonymity. According to current Italian legislation, observational studies based on anonymous survey data and not involving patients directly do not require approval from an ethics committee (Article 110, Italian Data Protection Code, as amended by the ‘PNRR bis’ decree).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.