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Authors
Scheider, Michael W.
Kreienbrock, Lothar
von Lengerke, Thomas
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
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Article History
Received: 17 December 2024
Accepted: 18 June 2025
First Online: 8 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany on October 10, 2020 (vote no. 9419_BO_K_2020), and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The data were gathered in a telephone survey using the online survey software SoSci Survey. The survey link was e-mailed to all resident primary care practitioners in the Hameln-Pyrmont district, Lower Saxony, Germany, by the regional physician associations via the Medical Association of Lower Saxony on behalf of Hannover Medical School. After clicking on the link, information was provided to the practitioners that participation was voluntary and ensured anonymity, that they were taking part in a scientific study, and were able to refuse or withdraw their participation at any time. With this procedure, informed consent to participate was obtained from all of the participants in the study in accordance with national regulations.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
