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Article History

Received: 19 February 2024

Accepted: 1 July 2024

First Online: 23 July 2024

Declarations

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: The participating GPs are members of the Sentinelles network and voluntarily participate in epidemiological studies. The database within this network adheres to French legislation governing health data collection and processing. This network holds approval from the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL, registration number #471393).Participating GPs retained the autonomy to decline participation in the study or withdraw at any stage. GPs received comprehensive information detailing the study, ensuring transparency about data anonymity and confidentiality. The Ethics Committee of the University Hospital of Rennes, the study's promoter, waived the need for explicit informed consent, deeming agreement to participate sufficient. Data collection and analysis were conducted in compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation "RGPD". This study was part of the "Reference Methodology MR-004" outlined by the CNIL.The University Hospital of Rennes has pledged commitment No. 2205295 to uphold this reference methodology, ensuring that personal data processing aligns with CNIL requirements. Approval for this study was granted by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital of Rennes (approval no. 20.70-2). The study protocol strictly followed the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.