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Authors
Ghiga, Ioana
Pitchforth, Emma
Popescu, Gabriel Adrian
Fulop, Ibolya
Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby
Machowska, Anna
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
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Article History
Received: 21 December 2023
Accepted: 14 October 2024
First Online: 25 October 2024
Declarations
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: The National Bioethics Committee for Medicals and Medical Devices (NBCMMD) in Romania which is the mandated national committee responsible for the review of non-interventional studies in Romania, positively advised through official letter received on 28.10.2022, that the study could be conducted under the proposed methodology. The study employed an anonymous survey with an informed consent information form. Following NBCMMD guidance, the survey completion was deemed a valid expression of consent, eliminating the necessity for a signed informed consent form containing personal details. Institutional names were concealed during analysis.
: The informed consent form incorporated into the anonymous survey explicitly states, ‘The results will be published in national and international peer-reviewed journals.’ Consequently, all participants who completed the survey did so with the understanding that the results would be disseminated in such journals. The authors provide their consent for the publication of this article.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
