Uhlig, Johannes http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3557-3194
Fischer, Uwe
Biggemann, Lorenz
Lotz, Joachim
Wienbeck, Susanne
Article History
Received: 25 July 2018
Revised: 27 September 2018
Accepted: 23 October 2018
First Online: 28 November 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Susanne Wienbeck.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: One author has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained by all participants prior to study inclusion.
: This study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and received institutional review board approval (Goettingen University, No. 16/2/15).
: Parts of the study population have been previously reported as detailed in the material and methods section as well as the references.
: • Observational