Tomlin, Andrew M.
Woods, David J.
Lloyd, Hywel S.
Tilyard, Murray W.
Article History
First Online: 25 July 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: AM Tomlin, DJ Woods, HS Lloyd and MW Tilyard have no conflicts of interest with regard to this study.
: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. It was conducted as a component of the usual employment of the authors.
: In New Zealand ethics committee review is not required for secondary use of data for the purpose of quality assurance or outcome analysis where the researchers are bound by a professional or employment obligation to preserve confidentiality and the patient information is not identifiable. Ethical guidelines for observational studies: National Ethics Advisory Committee. ExternalRef removed