Lorenza Dalla Costa declares that she has no conflict of interest. Matteo Bozzoli declares that he has no conflict of interest. Valerio Pompili declares that he has no conflict of interest. Stefano Piazza declares that he has no conflict of interest. Giovanni AL Broggini declares that he has no conflict of interest. Andrea Patocchi declares that he has no conflict of interest. Mickael Malnoy declares that he has no conflict of interest.
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CHAPTER 5
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES