Ruud, Torleif https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4821-1267
Benth, Jūratė Šaltytė
Biringer, Eva
Hartveit, Miriam
Drivenes, Karin
Heiervang, Kristin
Høifødt, Tordis S.
Haaland, Vegard Ø.
Joa, Inge
Johannessen, Jan Olav
Johansen, Karl Johan
Stensrud, Bjørn
Haugom, Espen Woldsengen
Clausen, Hanne
Bond, Gary R.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Akershus University Hospital
Article History
Received: 29 June 2025
Accepted: 27 October 2025
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: Only patients giving informed written consent were included in the study. The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Southeastern Norway (reg.no. REK 2015/2169) and the Data Protection Officer for each health trust approved the study, which followed the principles in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.