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Authors
Lavikainen, Piia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-8860
Aarnio, Emma
Jalkanen, Kari
Tirkkonen, Hilkka
Rautiainen, Päivi
Laatikainen, Tiina
Martikainen, Janne
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kela (34/26/2018)
Diabetesliitto
Research Committee of the Kuopio University Hospital Catchment Area for the State Research Funding
Strategic Research Council (312703)
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Article History
Received: 28 April 2020
Accepted: 20 November 2020
First Online: 27 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Use of the data was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Northern Savonia Hospital District (diary number 81/2012). The study protocol was also approved by the register administrator, the Joint Municipal Authority For North Karelia Social and Health Services (Siun sote). A separate permission to link data on drug purchases and special reimbursements was achieved from the Social Insurance Institute (diary number 110/522/2018). We utilized only register-based data and thus, consent from the patients was not needed.
: Not applicable.
: JM is a founding partner of ESiOR Oy and a board member of Siltana Oy. These companies were not involved in carrying out this research. PL, EA, KJ, HT, PR and TL declare no conflicts of interest.
