Hahn, Robert G.
Bahlmann, Hans
Nilsson, Lena
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mats Kleberg Foundation
County Council of Östergötland
Article History
Received: 3 November 2016
Accepted: 3 August 2017
First Online: 2 September 2017
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was performed at the University Hospital in Linköping between November 2011 and December 2014. Permission was obtained from the Regional Ethical Review Board in Linköping (2011/101–31) on March 30, 2011, and all patients who participated in the study provided written informed consent. The study was registered at Clinical Trials (NCT01458678).
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