Chalmers, James D.
Poole, Chris
Webster, Samantha
Tebboth, Abigail
Dickinson, Scott
Gayle, Alicia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
Article History
Received: 22 February 2018
Accepted: 2 April 2018
First Online: 11 April 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics approval was obtained from ISAC (the Independent Scientific Advisory Committee overseeing CPRD), protocol 16_173R.Linked pseudonymised data was provided for this study by CPRD. Data is linked by NHS Digital, the statutory trusted third party for linking data, using identifiable data held only by NHS Digital. Select general practices consent to this process at a practice level with individual patients having the right to opt-out.
: JC has received research grants from Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer. JC has also received fees for consultancy and speaking from Boehringer Ingelheim.
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