Karjalainen, M.
Saltevo, J.
Tiihonen, M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5069-5045
Haanpää, M.
Kautiainen, H.
Mäntyselkä, P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Pohjois-Savon Rahasto
Article History
Received: 27 July 2017
Accepted: 6 March 2018
First Online: 15 March 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol of the ISDM (Inner-Savo Diabetes Mellitus) study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Northern Savo Hospital District, Kuopio, Finland (256/2015). The study was approved by the Inner Savo Health Care Federation of Municipalities (61 A/2015). The questionnaire included information letter about the use of data and returning of questionnaire was voluntary. The autonomy of research subjects was respected and only anonymous data were analyzed. No harm was possible for the subjects and confidentiality of the subjects and research data were protected.
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