Bratland, Svein Zander http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9271-9367
Baste, Valborg
Steen, Knut
Diaz, Esperanza
Gjelstad, Svein
Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norske Legeforening (13/1386)
Article History
Received: 20 January 2020
Accepted: 15 September 2020
First Online: 25 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics West, Bergen, Norway. Permission for this study was granted (2013/99/REK vest). The premise for handling this information on patients and physicians, was de-identification of the content. Since the data were de-identified, the Ethics Committee REK Vest (Norway) approved that no consent should be obtained from participating patients or physicians. Written information on the project was mediated to the individual participants from the relevant PCEUs.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no potential, perceived, or real conflicts of interest.