Lum, Kirsten J.
Newcomb, Craig W.
Roy, Jason A.
Carbonari, Dena M.
Saine, M. Elle
Cardillo, Serena
Bhullar, Harshvinder
Gallagher, Arlene M.
Lo Re, Vincent III
Funding for this research was provided by:
AstraZeneca
Article History
Received: 22 April 2016
Accepted: 13 October 2016
First Online: 27 October 2016
Compliance with ethical standards
: This study was approved by the UK Independent Scientific Advisory Committees for CPRD (Protocol 10_149RMn) and THIN (Protocol 11-039V) and the Institutional Review Board of the University of Pennsylvania. Informed consent of participants was not required.
: This study was funded by AstraZeneca and KJL, CWN, JAR, DMC, MES, SC, and VLR received funding from AstraZeneca through their employers. AMG and HB are representatives from Clinical Practice Research Datalink and The Health Improvement Network, respectively. Authors report no other relevant potential conflicts of interest related to this manuscript.