Eika, F. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6339-6888
Blomkvist, A. W.
Rahbek, M. T.
Eikhof, K. D.
Hansen, M. D.
Søndergaard, M.
Ryg, J.
Andersen, S.
Jorgensen, M. G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Aalborg Universitetshospital
Article History
Received: 19 September 2018
Accepted: 4 January 2019
First Online: 12 January 2019
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