Roser, Patrik
Manz, Kirsi
Scherbaum, Norbert
Lotz-Metz, Gabriele
Franke, Andreas G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Article History
Received: 24 November 2024
Accepted: 23 January 2025
First Online: 5 February 2025
Declarations
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: This study is based on secondary anonymized register data collected for administrative and statistical purposes and was approved by the Data Protection Department of the Federal Employment Agency (Ref. No. AZ1400.12-1/2023). The informed consent was not required according to the Federal Data Protection Act (Art. 27 BDSG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Art. 9 GDPR). All data processing and analyses were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.