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. 2015 Mar 26;10(3):e0122312. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122312

Table 1. Ethical approvals.

Hospital City/Country Ethics Committee (EC)/Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)/Data Protection Authority
Klinikum Amstetten Amstetten, Austria Ethikkommission für das Bundesland Neiderösterreich am Sitz des Amtes der NÖ Landesregierung, abteilung Sanitäts-undKrankenanstaltenrecht, Landhausplatz 1, Haus 15b, 3109 St. Pölten, Austria
O.L.V. Aalst Aalst,Belgium Local Ethisch Comité, O.L. Vrouwziekenhuis Aalst, Moorselbaan 167, 9300 Aalst, Belgium. Submission to the DataProtection Authority
Horizon Health Network; East Spine Centre Saint John, Canada Local Research Ethics Board,Horizon Health Network, 5DN SJRH, 400 University Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2L 4L2
Karvinska hornicka nemocnice, a.s Karvina, Czech Republic Ethics Committee approval not required by local regulatory agencies, investigator statement collected and confirmed by the investigator
Klinikum Kulmbach Kulmbach,Germany Ethics Committee approval not required by local regulatory agencies, investigator statement collected and confirmed by the investigator
Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany Ethics Committee approval not required by local regulatory agencies, investigator statement collected and confirmed by the investigator
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Freiburg,Germany Central ethics committee (Albert–Ludwigs- Universität Freiburg—Ethikkommission, Engelbergerstrasse 21, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
Marienhaus-Klinikum Bendorf,Germany Ethics Committee approval not required by local regulatory agencies, investigator statement collected d and confirmed by the investigator
Mediterraneo Hospital Glyfada, Greece Local Ethics Committee,Mediterraneo Hospital, Athens, Greece. Notification to Competent Authority; Submission to the Data Protection Authority
The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv,Israel Local Ethics Committee TelAviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel and Hospital director
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli Bologna,Italy Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli diBologna, Via Di Barbiano, 1/10-40136 Bologna, Italy
Fatebenefratelli Hospital Milano,Italy Comitato Etico Scientifico,Ospedale Fatebrenefratelli e oftalmico, Azienda ospedaliera di rlievo nazionale, Coso di Pora Nuova, 23–20121 Milano, Italy
Franciscus Ziekenhuis Roosendaal Roosendaal,The Netherlands Ethics Committee approval not required by local regulatory agencies, investigator statement collected d and confirmed by the investigator
Bergman Clinics Naarden, The Netherlands Ethics Committee approval not required by local regulatory agencies, investigator statement collected d and confirmed by the investigator
Medical University of Gdańsk Gdansk, Poland Local Independent Medical EthicCommittee for Scientific Researches at Gdansk Medical University, M. Sklodowskeij-Curie 3a, St., 80–210 Gdansk, Poland
Hospital S. João Porto,Portugal Local Comissão de Ética doHospital S. João, EPE Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal. Submission to the Data Protection Authority
Ustredna vojenska nemocnica SNP Ruzomberok, Slovakia Etická Komisia,Ustrednex Vojenskej Nomocnice SNP Ruzomberok, Gen Milosa Vesela 21, 034 26 Ruzomberok,Slovakia
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Comité de Investigación delHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Vallarroel, 170–08036 Barcelona, Spain
Guys & St. Thomas NHS Trust London,United Kingdom Local NHS National Research Ethics Service, South West London REC 3, Room4W/12 4 Floor West, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK
London Bridge Hospital London, United Kingdom Ethics Committee approval not required by local regulatory agencies, investigator statement collected d and confirmed by the investigator