Pedersen, Natascha Holbæk http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-3240
Koch, Sofie
Larsen, Kristian Traberg
Kristensen, Peter Lund
Troelsen, Jens
Møller, Niels Christian
Brønd, Jan Christian
Hjelmborg, Jacob von Bornemann
Brage, Søren
Grøntved, Anders
Funding for this research was provided by:
TrygFonden (115606)
Article History
Received: 3 August 2018
Accepted: 23 October 2018
First Online: 8 November 2018
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