http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1857-4315
About the Authors
- Fernando Gracia
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Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: fegra@medicospaitilla.com (FG); blas_armien@uip.edu.pa (BA)
Affiliations Universidad Interamericana de Panamá, Panamá City, Panamá, Hospital Santo Tomás, Panamá City, Panamá, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá City, Panamá
- Mario Larreategui
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Roles Formal analysis, Investigation
Affiliation Hospital Anita Moreno-Ministerio de Salud, Los Santos, Panamá
- Gaudencio Rodríguez
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Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation
Affiliation Dirección Nacional de Finanzas-Ministerio de Salud, Panamá City, Panamá
- Aaron Benzadón
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Roles Formal analysis, Investigation
Affiliation Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano Arnulfo Arias Madrid-Caja de Seguro Social, Panamá City, Panamá
- Michelle Ortiz
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Roles Data curation, Investigation
Affiliation Hospital Santo Tomás, Panamá City, Panamá
- Divian Morales
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Roles Data curation, Investigation
Affiliation Hospital Santo Tomás, Panamá City, Panamá
- Claudia Domínguez
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Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology
Affiliation Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá City, Panamá
- Rosa Enith Carrillo
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Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration
Affiliation Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá City, Panamá
- Carlos Valderrama
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Roles Formal analysis, Investigation
Affiliation Hospital Regional Rafael Hernández-Caja de Seguro Social, Chiriquí, Panamá
- Luís Lizán
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Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Outcomes’10, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
- Blas Armién
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Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: fegra@medicospaitilla.com (FG); blas_armien@uip.edu.pa (BA)
Affiliations Hospital Santo Tomás, Panamá City, Panamá, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá City, Panamá
Competing Interests
This study was partially supported by Dirección de Investigación, Universidad Interamericana de Panama (DI-UIP633800) and Novartis Pharmaceutical, S.A (AC) under unrestricted research grants, in collaboration with patients with MS. Blas Armién is a member of the SNI (Sistema Nacional de Investigación from SENACYT of Panamá). Participant Neurologist did not receive an honorarium or any other form of financial support related to the development of this manuscript. These competing interests do not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.