Straiton, Melanie L.
Abebe, Dawit Shawel
Hauge, Lars Johan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Article History
Received: 26 January 2024
Accepted: 15 July 2024
First Online: 22 July 2024
Declarations
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: The authors assert that all procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standards of the relevant national and institutional committees on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008. Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, South East Norway (REK 2019/321) and registry owners approved the use of their data. Consent to participate was not required since this study uses already existing administrative data. The need for consent was waived by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, Southeast Norway (REK 2019/321).
: Consent to publish was waived by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, Southeast Norway (REK 2019/321), since this study uses already existing administrative data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The interpretation and reporting of the data obtained from the different registers utilised are the sole responsibility of the authors, and no endorsement by any of the registries is intended nor should be inferred.