Tranmer, J.
Rotter, T.
O’Donnell, D.
Marciniuk, D.
Green, M.
Kinsman, L.
Li, W.
Article History
Received: 25 April 2022
Accepted: 16 September 2022
First Online: 29 September 2022
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed and approved by the Queen’s University Health Research Ethics Board (2018/11/19, Application File Number: 6025293). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The Health Research Ethics Board (HREB) waived the need for patient informed consent as ICES is a prescribed entity under Ontario’s privacy legislation and is authorized to collect and use health care data for the purposes of health system analysis, evaluation and decision support. Secure access to these data is governed by policies and procedures that are approved by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have not competing or conflicts of interest.