Johnsen, Grethe E.
Morken, Tone
Baste, Valborg
Rypdal, Knut
Palmstierna, Tom
Johansen, Ingrid Hjulstad
Article History
Received: 21 May 2019
Accepted: 20 December 2019
First Online: 13 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was submitted to the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics and was found to be exempt from ethical approval (Reference 2015/1694). Before the initiation of the study, all of the included emergency primary health care clinics were visited by one of the researchers. This researcher gave verbal and written instructions to the contact person in how to take part in the study. The contact person gave the staff at the participating emergency primary health care clinics verbal and written information about the study, and by filling in the form the staff gave their consent to participate. If they did not want to participate in the study, they could decline to fill in the form or to forward it to the researchers.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.