la Roi-Teeuw, Hannah M.
Luijken, Kim
Blom, Marieke T.
Gussekloo, Jacobijn
Mooijaart, Simon P.
Polinder-Bos, Harmke A.
van Smeden, Maarten
Geersing, Geert-Jan
van den Dries, Carline J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development “ZonMw” (10430102110005, 10430102110005, 10430102110005, 10430102110005)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2023
Accepted: 13 February 2024
First Online: 23 February 2024
Declarations
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: The study was waived from formal ethical approval by the Medical Ethics Assessment Committee NedMec (METC NedMec, protocol number 22/857). Informed consent was waived by the Medical Ethics Assessment Committee NedMec (METC NedMec, protocol number 22/857), which declared that the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO) does not apply to this research, as the study only used anonymized data and did not require direct patient or physician involvement. All patients from general practices participating to the JGPN, ANH VUMC and AHA AMC databases can object to the use of their anonymous data in these databases via an opt-out system. This research was conducted in accordance with Dutch law and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation and according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.