Emerson, SD
McLinden, T
Sereda, P
Trigg, J
Yonkman, AM
Salters, KA
Au, S
Kooij, KW
Budu, MO
Lima, VD
Barrios, R
Hogg, RS
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (130419)
National Institutes of Health
Article History
Received: 27 September 2024
Accepted: 19 May 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval for the COAST study was granted from the University of British Columbia/ Providence Health Care Research Ethics Board and Simon Fraser University Office of Research Ethics (H09-02905; H22-0875). The study complies with the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and did not require informed consent (i.e., informed consent was waived as per ethics boards approvals) as it is conducted retrospectively for research and statistical purposes only using anonymized data. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.
: All inferences, opinions, and conclusions drawn in this manuscript are those of the authors, and do not reflect the opinions or policies of the data stewards or the funders.