Zhang, Xuxi
Tan, Siok Swan
Franse, Carmen Betsy
Alhambra-Borrás, Tamara
Verma, Arpana
Williams, Greg
van Grieken, Amy
Raat, Hein
Article History
Received: 12 March 2021
Accepted: 1 September 2021
First Online: 1 October 2021
Declarations
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: Ethics committee procedures were followed in all cities and institutions involved, and approval was obtained. The names of the review board and the approval references are: Manchester, United Kingdom: NRES Committee West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire; 06-03-2015; 15/WM/0080; NRES Committee South Central – Berkshire B; 29-20-2014; 14/SC/1349; Pallini, Greece: The Ethics and Scientific board - Latriko Palaiou Falirou Hospital; 04/03/2015; 20150304–01; Rijeka, Croatia: The Ethical Committee - Faculty of Medicine University of Rijeka; 07-04-2014; 2170-24-01-14-02; Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Medische Ethische Toetsings Commissie (METC) – Erasmus MC Rotterdam; 08/01/2015; MEC-2014-661; Valencia, Spain: Comisión de Investigación - Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia. 29/01/2015; CICHGUV-2015-01-29. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent is obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.