Ausserhofer, Dietmar
Wiedermann, Wolfgang
Becker, Ulrich
Vögele, Anna
Piccoliori, Giuliano
Wiedermann, Christian J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4639-8195
Engl, Adolf
Funding for this research was provided by:
Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse
Article History
Received: 21 December 2021
Accepted: 7 March 2022
First Online: 21 March 2022
Declarations
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: According to Italian law, approval by the ethics committee and written informed consent are not required in questionnaire-based and register-based population studies. The provision of information about the survey, its purpose, and voluntary participation in the telephone interview constituted implied consent. The study was performed in accordance with the Italian Personal Data Protection Law (Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003) and was undertaken in accordance with the World Medical Association of Helsinki Declaration [].
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.