Petkevičienė, Janina
Voeller, Alexis
Čiupkevičienė, Eglė
Razavi-Shearer, Devin
Liakina, Valentina
Jančorienė, Ligita
Kazėnaitė, Edita
Zaksas, Viačeslavas
Urbonas, Gediminas
Kupčinskas, Limas
Article History
Received: 13 December 2023
Accepted: 28 March 2024
First Online: 15 April 2024
Declarations
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: This was a study based on aggregated anonymized data, which were provided by the appropriate, authorized institution, the National Health Insurance Fund under the Ministry of Health (Lithuania). The study used anonymised secondary data from government sources that could not be linked back to specific individuals, so consent to participate was not required. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All methods were used following relevant guidelines and regulations. The Lithuanian Bioethics Committee has confirmed that no ethical approval and informed consent was required for the study using aggregated anonymized statistical data from authorized institutions.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.