Watson, Jessica http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-6438
Salisbury, Chris
Banks, Jonathan
Whiting, Penny
Hamilton, Willie
Funding for this research was provided by:
DH | National Institute for Health Research (DRF-2016-09-034)
Supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West (CLAHRC West) at University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Cancer Research UK (C8640/A23385)
Article History
Received: 14 December 2018
Revised: 4 April 2019
Accepted: 4 April 2019
First Online: 24 April 2019
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Independent Scientific Application Committee for MHRA database research (ISAC) protocol number 17_003. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: This study is based on CPRD data and is subject to a full licence agreement which does not permit data sharing outside of the research team.
: This report is independent research arising from J.W.’s Doctoral Research Fellowship (DRF-2016–09–034) supported by the National Institute for Health Research. This research is linked to the CanTest Collaborative, which is funded by Cancer Research UK (C8640/A23385), of which W.H. is co-lead. J.B., P.W., C.S. and J.W. were supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West (CLAHRC West) at University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the National Institute for Health Research, Health Education England or the Department of Health and Social Care.