Jensen, Pia
Engdahl, Bo
Gustavson, Kristin
Lund, Ingunn Olea
Pettersen, Johanne Hagen
Madsen, Christian
Hauge, Lars Johan
Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo
Reneflot, Anne
Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek
Ask, Helga
Nesvåg, Ragnar
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norges Forskningsråd (324620, 324620, 324620, 324620, 324620, 324620, 324620)
NordForsk (138929, 156298, 138929, 156298, 138929, 156298, 138929, 156298)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Article History
Received: 17 April 2023
Accepted: 30 August 2023
First Online: 13 September 2023
Change Date: 24 November 2023
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05367-7
Declarations
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: For the present study, we received aggregated and anonymous data in the form of summary statistics i.e., not individual level data. According to the Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK) in Norway, projects that use anonymous or anonymized data from one or more of the central health registries are exempt from IRB approval (Norwegian only: ). According to the Norwegian Health Research Act § 20, informed consent is not required for research using anonymous data. The processing of anonymous or anonymized data is not covered by the Norwegian Personal Data Act. According to the internal guidelines at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, there is no requirement for a lawful basis for processing or dispensation from the duty of confidentiality in order to gain access to anonymous data from a health registry or survey, such as statistics or data files where the content cannot be linked to individuals (). This study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.