Wieland-Jorna, Y
Verheij, RA
Francke, AL
Coppen, R
de Greeff, SC
Elffers, A
Oosterveld-Vlug, MG
Article History
Received: 10 February 2023
Accepted: 12 December 2024
First Online: 27 December 2024
Declarations
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: According to Dutch legislation (the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO)), ethics approval and consent to participate for this study were not required, because it did not concern medical scientific research, and did not make participants subject to procedures or required them to follow rules of behavior []. The legal basis for extracting data from electronic health records was found in the legal obligation of RIVM to prevent and combat infectious diseases as described in the Dutch Public Health Act [] and RIVM Act [].
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.