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Research funding: None declared.
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Author contributions: Andreas Jensch: Data acquisition, diploma thesis, manuscript preparation. Markus Herrmann: Manuscript conception. Elisabeth Mahla: Clinical consultant. Harald Mangge: Manuscript writing, supervision of the diploma thesis of Andreas Jensch. All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
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Ethical approval: Not applicable.
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