Grigoroglou, Christos http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1621-8648
Walshe, Kieran
Kontopantelis, Evangelos
Ferguson, Jane
Stringer, Gemma
Ashcroft, Darren M.
Allen, Thomas
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Services and Delivery Research Programme (NIHR128349)
Article History
Received: 22 November 2023
Accepted: 29 February 2024
First Online: 27 March 2024
Declarations
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: This study is based on data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD database obtained under license from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The data are provided by patients and collected by the NHS as part of their care and support. Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data are subject to Crown copyright (2023) protection, re-used with the permission of The Health and Social Care Information Centre, all rights reserved. The interpretation and conclusions contained in this study are those of the authors alone, and not necessarily those of the MHRA, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), NHS, or the Department of Health. Approval to conduct this study using the CPRD was granted by the Independent Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) of the MHRA (protocol 20_000246). The authors thank the contributing patients and practices to the CPRD GOLD database who have allowed their data to be used for research purposes.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.