Editorial Team
Director
Rui Diniz
Editor-in-Chief
Nuno Cardim - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
João Subtil - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Editor Emeritus
Associate Editors
Ana Sequeira - General and Family Medicine, CUF S. João da Madeira Clinic, São João da Madeira, Portugal
Carlos Leichsenring - General Surgery, CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Diogo Alpuim Costa - Haemato-Oncology, CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
João Manuel Colaço - Gynaecology-Obstetrics, CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Marco Torrado - Psychology, CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Margarida Valejo Coelho - Dermatology, CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Piedade Sande Lemos - Paediatrics, CUF Cascais Hospital, Cascais, Portugal
Sara Machado - Health Economics, Scientific Researcher, CHeSS, the Centre for Health System Sustainability at Brown School of Public Health
Social Media Editor
Pedro Botelho - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Editorial Board
Adelino Leite Moreira - São João University Hospital Centre, Porto, Portugal
Alberto Vieira - CUF Porto Hospital, Porto, Portugal
António Rendas - NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal
Armando Mansilha - São João University Hospital Centre, Porto, Portugal
Conceição Telhado - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Cristina Caroça - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
David Lito - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Eduardo Mendes - CUF Viseu Hospital, Viseu, Portugal
Eduardo Pegado - CUF Torres Vedras Hospital, Torres Vedras, Portugal
Emídio Carreiro - CUF Porto Hospital, Porto, Portugal
Estevão Lima - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Fernando Vaz - Braga Hospital, Braga, Portugal
Filipe Macedo - CUF Porto Institute, Porto, Portugal
Gonçalo Fernandez - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Helena Canhão - NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal
Jaime Branco - NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal
João Maia e Silva - CUF Descobertas Hospital and CUF Alvalade Clinic, Lisbon, Portugal
João Paulo Farias - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Jorge Canena - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Jorge Correia Pinto - Braga Hospital, Braga, Portugal
Jorge Mineiro - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
José Fragata - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Luís Campos - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Manuel Caneira - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Manuel Cunha e Sá - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Mário Morais de Almeida - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Miguel Mascarenhas Saraiva - CUF Porto Hospital, Porto, Portugal
Miguel Viana Baptista - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Paula Colarinha - CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Paulo Beckert - CUF Alvalade Clinic, Lisbon, Portugal
Pedro Garcia - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Pedro Ponce - CUF Tejo Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Riccardo Autorino - Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
Rui Vaz - CUF Porto Hospital, Porto, Portugal
Valério Leite - CUF Porto Institute, Porto, Portugal
Editorial Coordination
Ana Ferreira da Silva
Technical Editor
Helena Donato
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