Such requirements can be waived if data is de-identified.
Waived OF Michael Restovich.
Waived OF Scarborough Green.
Ethical approval was waived (secondary data analysis of deidentified data) by the University at Buffalo Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board, January 2013.
Informed consent was waived as all data were de-identified.
The need for informed consent was waived for this retrospective analysis of data.
We sought to waive individual consent for the release of data because: It is not possible or practical to obtain consent because of the large study population (more than 100 000 DVA clients) and a large proportion of DVA clients were likely to be deceased.
The need for informed consent from patients was waived as the study represented enhanced surveillance of data collected as part of routine patient care.
Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective and anonymous nature of data collection and analysis.
The requirement for informed consent was waived because of the anonymous nature of the data.
