Funding for this research was provided by:
OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Article History
Received: 18 May 2022
Accepted: 12 July 2022
First Online: 25 July 2022
Declarations
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: The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, REC South East Norway waived the requirement for informed consent (project number 2019/338). The study had an approved Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) from Oslo Metropolitan University (project number 623209).
: Using data from NorPD in research is regulated by the Personal Health Data Filing System Act (Helseregisterloven). It is not necessary to obtain informed consent from the participants, as their personal identification numbers are deidentified. The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, REC South East Norway has approved exemption from informed consent for this study (project number 2019/338).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.