Haroon, Shamil
Subramanian, Anuradhaa
Cooper, Jennifer
Anand, Astha
Gokhale, Krishna
Byne, Nathan
Dhalla, Samir
Acosta-Mena, Dionisio
Taverner, Thomas
Okoth, Kelvin
Wang, Jingya
Chandan, Joht Singh
Sainsbury, Christopher
Zemedikun, Dawit Tefra
Thomas, G. Neil
Parekh, Dhruv
Marshall, Tom
Sapey, Elizabeth
Adderley, Nicola J. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-3254
Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah
Article History
Received: 29 October 2020
Accepted: 2 March 2021
First Online: 15 March 2021
Declarations
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: The THIN data collection scheme and research carried out using THIN data were approved by the NHS South-East Multicentre Research Ethic Committee in 2003. Under the terms of the approval, studies must undergo independent scientific review. Approval for this study was obtained from the THIN Scientific Review Committee in June 2020 (SRC protocol reference CitationRef removed–003-R2). Following approval, members of the research team were authorised to access the raw data for this study. All data were anonymised prior to use.The study protocol can be accessed at the European Union electronic Register of Post-Authorisation Studies (EU PAS) register (ExternalRef removed).
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare. ES reports receiving funding from HDR-UK (PIONEER Hub), Wellcome, MRC, British Lung Foundation and NIHR. DP reports receiving funding from NIHR and MRC.