About the Authors
- Meriam Denguezli
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* E-mail: myriam_denguezli2@yahoo.fr
Affiliation Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse, Tunisia
- Hager Daldoul
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Affiliation Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse, Tunisia
- Imed Harrabi
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
- Louisa Gnatiuc
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Affiliation National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Campus, London, United Kingdom
- Sonia Coton
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Affiliation National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Campus, London, United Kingdom
- Peter Burney
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Affiliation National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Campus, London, United Kingdom
- Zouhair Tabka
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Affiliation Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse, Tunisia
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: Additional local support for BOLD sites was provided by Boerhinger Ingelheim (Sousse, Tunisia). There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PB IH LG SC. Performed the experiments: MD HD. Analyzed the data: MD HD PB SC LG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MD HD PB IH ZT. Wrote the paper: MD. Obtained permission from the local authority: ZT.