Hangaard, Martin Høhrmann http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3724-0262
Malling, Brian
Mogensen, Christian Backer
Article History
Received: 21 June 2017
Accepted: 14 February 2018
First Online: 21 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Notification of this study to the system of research ethics committee system was not required according to Danish legislation - ExternalRef removed.All patients with pain assessed in the ED were invited to participate in the study if they were able to speak Danish, German, or English. Patients with obvious life- or limb-threatening conditions and patients who were unable to provide informed consent were excluded. The two project assistants identified patients who met the inclusion criteria and the patients participating gave oral permission.The study was registered at the Danish Data Protection Agency.
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