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"Declarations Ethics approvalThis study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by 12 Octubre Hospital Ethics Committee. Research ethics committee number: 18/468. The research conducted was in accordance with current Spanish ethical legislation and European standards in this respect. Consent to participateInformed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Consent for publicationNo personal data published in the manuscript. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest."

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