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Table 1 Expert panel-participants’ characteristics

Experts	Gender	Country	University statement	Number of inhabitants	Office type	Number of International publications*	Years of practice	Years of research
8	F	Bosnia	Teacher/	2000–5000	GP group office	2	22	12
8	F	Bosnia	Researcher	2000–5000	GP group office	2	22	12
10	F	Bulgaria	Teacher/	> 5000	GP group office	9	14	12
10	F	Bulgaria	Researcher	> 5000	GP group office	9	14	12
7	F	Croatia	Teacher/	> 5000	Alone	6	20	12
7	F	Croatia	Researcher	> 5000	Alone	6	20	12
9	F	Croatia	Teacher/	> 5000	GP group office	18	30	20
9	F	Croatia	Researcher	> 5000	GP group office	18	30	20
5	F	Germany	Researcher	2000–5000	Stopped practising 2 years earlier	19	23	5
11	F	Germany	Researcher	> 5000	GP group office	4	18	7
3	F	Greece	Teacher/	> 5000	GP and paramedic group office	14	30	18
3	F	Greece	Researcher	> 5000	GP and paramedic group office	14	30	18
4	M	Italy	Researcher	> 5000	GP group office	23	7	6
6	M	Poland	Teacher/	> 5000	GP group office	20	30	12
6	M	Poland	Researcher	> 5000	GP group office	20	30	12
2	F	Spain (Cataluña)	Teacher/	> 5000	GP group office	13	22	25
2	F	Spain (Cataluña)	Researcher	> 5000	GP group office	13	22	25
1	F	Spain (Galicia)	Teacher/	> 5000	GP group office	15	20	14
1	F	Spain (Galicia)	Researcher	> 5000	GP group office	15	20	14

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