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Authors
Medina, Carlos Raul Ramirez
Lunt, Mark
Dixon, William G.
Jani, Meghna
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research
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Article History
Received: 25 June 2025
Accepted: 6 January 2026
First Online: 31 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study received ethics approval from the Health Research Authority (Reference 21/EM/0147; East Midlands Leicester South).This research has been approved by the Health Research Authority and the Confidentiality Advisory Group, which permit the use of patient data without individual consent. As part of this approval, researchers are required to inform patients about how their data are being used and provide them with the option to opt out.
: Not applicable. This study used pseudonymised secondary data sources and did not involve any individual participant data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
