Dong, Huan-Ji https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7051-1234
Larsson, Britt
Levin, Lars-Åke
Bernfort, Lars
Gerdle, Björn
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grünenthal Sweden AB
Article History
Received: 7 December 2017
Accepted: 24 October 2018
First Online: 8 November 2018
Ethics approval and participant consent
: The study was approved by the Regional Ethics Research Committee in Östergötland, Sweden (D.nr. 2012/154–31). Patient-informed consent was assumed through the completion and the return of the postal surveys.
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