Kirss, Jaan Jr http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-365X
Huhtinen, Heikki
Niskanen, Eini
Ruohonen, Jyrki
Kallio-Packalen, Marja
Victorzon, Sarita
Victorzon, Mikael
Pinta, Tarja
Funding for this research was provided by:
Varsinais-Suomen Rahasto (11007)
Article History
Received: 15 December 2018
Revised: 28 January 2019
Accepted: 22 February 2019
First Online: 26 March 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Tarja Pinta, MD, PhD.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: Saija Hurme, MSc, from Turku Clinical Research Centre Department of Biostatistics kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • prospective• observational• multicentre study