Bolt, Hikaru
Suffel, Anne
Matthewman, Julian
Sandmann, Frank
Tomlinson, Laurie
Eggo, Rosalind
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Modelling and Health Economics
Article History
Received: 5 May 2023
Accepted: 14 July 2023
First Online: 9 August 2023
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: The authors declare no competing interests.