Dybvik, Eva
Furnes, Ove
Havelin, Leif I.
Fosså, Sophie D.
Trovik, Clement
Lie, Stein Atle https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4374-9276
Article History
Received: 19 February 2020
Accepted: 20 August 2020
First Online: 8 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The linking of Norwegian Arthroplasty Register and The Cancer Registry of Norway was approved by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, Western Norway in 2006. The project was also approved by Norwegian Data Inspectorate (No. 14970). The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs gave exemption from duty of confidentiality in 2006. The Cancer registry of Norway is mandatory and required by law, while the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register is based on informed written consent.
: Not applicable.
: None declared.