Fang, Mirriam Tyebally
Germani, Federico
Spitale, Giovanni
Wäscher, Sebastian
Kunz, Ladina
Biller-Andorno, Nikola
Funding for this research was provided by:
Collegium Helveticum, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Article History
Received: 13 June 2023
Accepted: 27 September 2023
First Online: 23 October 2023
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in agreement with Swiss Law and international research guidelines. The institutional ethics board CEBES<sup>43</sup> of the IBME critically assessed and approved the study. The ethics committee of the Canton of Zurich (Kantonale Ethikkommision, KEK) stated that the study does not require formal cantonal review (BASEC- Nr. Req-2017–00678) after an evaluation of the study protocol and documents, as the study is deemed not harmful to participants. The national working group of Swiss ethics review committees granted this decision across Switzerland. All processes were compliant with the data protection regulations of the University of Zurich. Informed consent to participate was obtained for all the participants in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.