McDowell, R. D.
Hughes, C.
Murchie, P.
Cardwell, C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cancer Research UK (C37316/A25535)
Article History
Received: 14 July 2020
Accepted: 15 December 2020
First Online: 26 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Research Applications and Data Management Team at the University of Aberdeen and Queen’s University Belfast, School of Medicine, Ethics Committee (reference number: 18.02v2). According to Caldicott principles, patients registered at participating practices were made aware that their anonymous data could be used in research and had the opportunity to withdraw should they wish.
: Not applicable.
: None to declare.