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Because summoning the parents was not possible, as it would badly interfere with the grieving process, the parents\u2019 consent was completely waived, according to the Italian Authority of Privacy and Data Protection (\u201cGarante della Privacy\u201d: GDPR nr 679\/2016; 9\/2016 and recent law addition number 424\/19 July 2018;\n                      \n                      ).","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Consent to participate"}},{"value":"The authors declare no conflict of interest as there\u2019s no financial\/personal interest or belief that could affect their objectivity.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interest"}}]}}