Vabo, Stein
Kjerstad, Egil
Hunskaar, Steinar
Steen, Knut
Brudvik, Christina
Morken, Tone
Article History
Received: 31 January 2023
Accepted: 7 November 2023
First Online: 23 November 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: We confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations under the Helsinki Declaration.The project was approved by the Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics Western Norway, REK West (Ethical approval no. 2015/59).Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics Western Norway approved to the collection of diagnoses from patient records without informed consent (Ethical approval no. 2015/59, date 2022).
: Not applicable.
: The first author of this article (SV) has been a specialist in general medicine since 1996. In the 2005–2011 period he was chief physician and general practitioner in Bykle municipality and responsible for the quality of the medical work performed in the municipality.