Santos, João Vasco
Silva Pimenta, Iracy
Santos Martins, Filipa
Pinheiro, Vera
Kalynka Feldens, Tallys
Lopes, Fernando
Souza, Júlio
Freitas, Alberto
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (2023.16595.ICDT)
Article History
Received: 17 July 2025
Accepted: 6 June 2026
First Online: 7 July 2026
Declarations
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: All phases of this study complied with the Ethical Principles for Medical Research in Human Beings expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki. The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, approved the study protocol (Ref. 11/CEFMUP/2021). Informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.