https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-4768
About the Authors
- Marcelo Armijos Briones
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Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: fernandoarmijos@uees.edu.ec
Affiliation School of Dentistry, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador
- Patricia Estefanía Ayala Aguirre
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Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation School of Dentistry, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador
- Pablo Lenin Benitez Sellan
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Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation School of Dentistry, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador
- Antonio Lanata-Flores
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Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation School of Dentistry, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador
- Oscar Marcillo-Toala
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Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation School of Dentistry, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador
- Denisse A. Rumbea
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Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Research Center, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador
- Robertino M. Mera
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Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Biostatistics/Epidemiology, Freenome, Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Oscar H. Del Brutto
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Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Research Center, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador
Competing Interests
The authors declared no competing interest. RMM’s employment at Freenome, Inc., and to confirm that this affiliation does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on data and materials sharing. There are no patents, products in development, or marketed products related to this research that require disclosure. This study protocol is not associated with any commercial product or intellectual property.