Ciminata, G.
Burton, J. K.
Quinn, T. J
Geue, C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Dunhill Medical Trust (RPGF2002\197, RPGF2002\197, RPGF2002\197, RPGF2002\197)
Article History
Received: 29 September 2023
Accepted: 1 February 2024
First Online: 5 March 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from South Central—Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee (16/SC/0242). Informed consent was waived by South Central—Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee (16/SC/0242). Permission for linking national data was granted by the Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Scotland (1516–0438) and Scottish Government Social Care Analysis Division. All data were provided by the electronic data research and innovation service (eDRIS). Anonymised data without personal identifiers were provided to the research team in the secure National Safe Haven, with remote researcher access. All outputs were subject to information governance and disclosure control by eDRIS. All methods were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.