Finkenstaedt, Tim
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Del Grande, Filippo
Bolog, Nicolae
Ulrich, Nils H.
Tok, Sina
Burgstaller, Jakob M.
Steurer, Johann
Chung, Christine B.
Andreisek, Gustav
Winklhofer, Sebastian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Helmut Horten Foundation
Baugarten Stiftung
Pfizer-Foundation for geriatrics and research in geriatrics
Symphasis Charitable Foundation
OPO-Foundation
Article History
Received: 23 November 2017
Revised: 20 March 2018
Accepted: 22 March 2018
First Online: 13 April 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: This study was supported by the Helmut Horten Foundation, Baugarten Foundation, Pfizer-Foundation for geriatrics and research into geriatrics, Symphasis Charitable Foundation and OPO-Foundation. We disclose any financial support or author involvement with organization(s) with a financial interest in the subject matter.
: This study was approved by the local ethical committee of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: All patients received written and oral information about the study and gave their written informed consent for participation. The project was registered at ExternalRef removed.