aDepartment of Biomathematics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

b The Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Received 13 September 2022 Accepted 17 March 2023.

Correspondence to Ioanna Mpoulimari, MD, MSc, Department of Biomathematics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Papakyriazi 22, Larissa 41222, Greece, Tel: +30 2410565063; e-mail: [email protected]