Novacek, Gottfried http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-0478
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Gröchenig, Hans Peter
Haas, Thomas
Wenzl, Heimo
Steiner, Pius
Koch, Robert
Feichtenschlager, Thomas
Eckhardt, Gerald
Mayer, Andreas
Kirchgatterer, Andreas
Ludwiczek, Othmar
Platzer, Reingard
Papay, Pavol
Gartner, Johanna
Fuchssteiner, Harry
Miehsler, Wolfgang
Peters, Paul-Gerhard
Reicht, Gerhard
Vogelsang, Harald
Dejaco, Clemens
Waldhör, Thomas
Article History
Received: 15 December 2018
Accepted: 12 January 2019
First Online: 4 February 2019
Compliance with ethical guidelines
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: G. Novacek, H.P. Gröchenig, T. Haas, H. Wenzl, P. Steiner, R. Koch, T. Feichtenschlager, G. Eckhardt, A. Mayer, A. Kirchgatterer, O. Ludwiczek, R. Platzer, P. Papay, J. Gartner, H. Fuchssteiner, W. Miehsler, P.-G. Peters, G. Reicht, H. Vogelsang, C. Dejaco, and T. Waldhör declare that they have no competing interests.
: Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by all responsible local ethics committees (Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna: EC No. 1450/2014; 1‑JUL-2014) and was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The patients were informed about the study both verbally and in writing. A written informed consent was not applicable since the questionnaire was anonymous.