Pesonen, Eemil
Vuorinen, Pauli
Surakka, Leena
Lehto, Juho T.
Hoppu, Sanna
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tampere University
Article History
Received: 21 January 2024
Accepted: 26 March 2024
First Online: 29 April 2024
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the research director of the Pirkanmaa Health District (permit number R21645). According to Finnish data protection act (1050/2018, § 31) a statement from the local ethics committee and patient informed consent were not needed as the study was based on medical records. Finnish act on secondary use of health and social data (552/2019, § 38) allows secondary usage of medical records in scientific research. General data protection regulation of the European Union (2016/679, Article 6 (e)) allows processing of personal data if it is necessary for a task carried out in public interest.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.