Kauppala, Annika
Heikkilä, Paula
Palmu, Sauli
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tampere University
Article History
Received: 31 October 2023
Accepted: 18 February 2024
First Online: 27 February 2024
Declarations
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: Written informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee of the Hospital District of Pirkanmaa, who waived the informed consent due to the fact that according to Finnish law, Ethics Committee approval was not needed, as the retrospective data were drawn from existing sources (patient registers) and patients were not contacted. The study was carried out with the permission of the Research Director of the Hospital District of Pirkanmaa in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.