TranvÄg, Eirik Joakim
Strand, Roger
Ottersen, Trygve
Norheim, Ole Frithjof
Article History
Received: 11 January 2021
Accepted: 30 April 2021
First Online: 10 May 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was reported to and evaluated by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (reference number 583480). We did not collect any patient information whatsoever. Accordingly, the study was exempt of the requirement of medical ethics approval as regulated by the Norwegian Health Research Act [CitationRef removed]. Attached in the email invitation sent to potential participants was a link to an informed consent form and information about data protection. Participation was voluntary. We did not collect any written consent, as opening the survey link and participating in the survey was seen as a valid informed consent, a practice approved by The Norwegian Centre for Research Data. The study was carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.