About the Authors

Ilona Vilkoite

Roles Conceptualization

ilona153@inbox.lv

Affiliations Department of Doctoral Studies, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, Health Centre 4, Riga, Latvia

Ivars Silamiķelis

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia

Jānis Kloviņš

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia

Ivars Tolmanis

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Digestive Diseases Centre GASTRO, Riga, Latvia

Aivars Lejnieks

Roles Methodology, Supervision

Affiliations Department of Internal Diseases, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

Elīna Runce

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

Krista Cēbere

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Residency in Gastroenterology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

Ksenija Margole

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Residency in Family Medicine, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

Olga Sjomina

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Digestive Diseases Centre GASTRO, Riga, Latvia, Residency in Gastroenterology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Laila Silamiķele

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.