Uyl-de Groot, Carin A.
van Rooijen, Elisabeth M.
Punt, Cornelis J. A.
Pescott, Chris P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck BV, the Netherlands, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Article History
Received: 2 October 2017
Accepted: 12 June 2018
First Online: 17 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: At each participating site, the medical ethics committee, or the board of directors if medical ethical review was not required at that hospital, provided approval for this study. Participating hospitals included Slotervaartziekenhuis, BovenIJ ziekenhuis, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Westfriesgasthuis, Gemini Ziekenhuis, Academisch Medisch Centrum, and Kennemer Gasthuis. Due to the retrospective nature of this study, patient consent was not obtained.
: Not applicable.
: C. A. Uyl-de Groot, E. van Rooijen and C. J. A. Punt have no conflicts of interest to disclose. C. P. Pescott was employed by Merck BV during the time the study was conducted.
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