Inglin, Laura https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3008-0964
Wikström, Katja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-2875
Lamidi, Marja-Leena https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4273-4005
Laatikainen, Tiina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-4782
Funding for this research was provided by:
Academy of Finland (335524, 335524, 335524, 335524)
Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland (312703, 312703, 312703, 312703)
Research Committee of the Kuopio University Hospital Catchment Area for State Research Funding (project QCARE, Joensuu, Finland, project QCARE, Joensuu, Finland, project QCARE, Joensuu, Finland, project QCARE, Joensuu, Finland)
Article History
Received: 21 September 2021
Accepted: 12 May 2022
First Online: 1 June 2022
Declarations
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: Use of the data was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Northern Savo Hospital District (diary number 81/2012). The register administrator, Siun sote, also approved the study protocol and granted permission to access the raw data from the Mediatri database. All research procedures were employed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Only de-identified register-based data were utilized, and study participants were not contacted, and therefore, consent from the patients was not needed according to Finnish legislation.
: Not applicable. The manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in any form.
: All authors declare that there are no relationships or activities that might bias or be perceived to bias their contribution to this manuscript.