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Authors
Baliatsas, Christos
Smit, Lidwien A. M.
Dückers, Michel L. A.
van Dijk, Christel E.
Heederik, Dick
Yzermans, C. Joris
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (NL), Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat (NL), Longfonds (3.2.11.022)
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Article History
Received: 26 November 2018
Accepted: 21 May 2019
First Online: 10 June 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The NIVEL PCD complies with the Dutch Data Protection Authority and national data protection regulations. The protocol used for the study (number 13/533) has been approved by the Medical Ethical Committee of the University Medical Centre of Utrecht. Using a “Trusted Third Party” (IVZ Institute, Houten, The Netherlands), health and address data were kept apart at all times. The Dutch law allows the use of EHRs for research purposes under certain conditions. According to this legislation, neither obtaining informed consent from patients nor approval by a medical ethics committee is obligatory for observational studies that do not involve directly identifiable data (Dutch CivilLaw, Article 7:458).
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
