Kyranou, Maria
Nicolaou, Marianna
Article History
Received: 17 April 2021
Accepted: 15 July 2021
First Online: 30 August 2021
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was given by the Cyprus National Bioethics Committee (ΕΕΒΚ ΕΠ 2018.01.154) and by the Research Committee of the Ministry of Health. Prior to data collection, ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of each hospital where the patients derived from. All patients were fully informed about the study and informed consent was obtained from all subjects. During data collection, all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations for the treatment of human subjects (Declaration of Helsinki). The anonymity and confidentiality of the participants were assured and data were treated as strictly confidential.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no financial or non-financial competing interests.