Stabourlos, C. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7341-304X
van Bilsen, C. J. A.
Brinkhues, S.
Moonen, C. P. B.
Demarest, S.
Hanssen, D. A. T.
van Loo, I. H. M.
Savelkoul, P. H. M.
Philippsen, D.
van der Zanden, B. A. M.
Dukers-Muijrers, N. H. T. M.
Hoebe, C. J. P. A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sciensano
Public Health Service South Limburg
Maastricht University Medical Centre
Gesundheitsberichterstattung, Gesundheitsamt Düren
foundation euPrevent
Article History
Received: 4 April 2022
Accepted: 29 April 2023
First Online: 13 May 2023
Declarations
:
: This study was submitted to the medical ethics review committee of Maastricht University Hospital and Maastricht University (METC azM/UM) and was assessed as not requiring a WMO.For Germany, no ethical assessment of the project was needed. The project had to be approved by the heads of Gesundheitsamt Heinsberg, Düren and Aachen, and the in-house lawyers of Kreisverwaltung Heinsberg, Düren and Städteregion Aachen.In Belgium, the study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Ghent and the University of Ghent (BC-09754).
: The authors declare no competing interests.