Wiltink, Jörg
Michal, Matthias
Jünger, Claus
Münzel, Thomas
Wild, Philipp S.
Lackner, Karl J.
Blettner, Maria
Pfeiffer, Norbert
Brähler, Elmar
Beutel, Manfred E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Government of Rhineland-Palatinate (AZ 961-386261/733)
Boehringer Ingelheim
PHILIPS Medical Systems
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (01EO1503)
Article History
Received: 18 September 2017
Accepted: 16 April 2018
First Online: 27 April 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The GHS and its procedure, including the present analyses, were approved by the ethics committee of the Statutory Medical Board of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (reference no. 837.020.07; original vote: 22.03.2007, latest update: 20.10.2015). Participation was voluntary and written informed consent was obtained from each subject upon entry into the study.
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