Wright, Caroline http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4321-4872
Heron, Jon http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-5644
Kipping, Ruth http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5446-8077
Hickman, Matthew http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9864-459X
Campbell, Rona http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1099-9319
Martin, Richard M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7992-7719
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cancer Research UK (C60153/A23895, C18281/A19169)
DECIPHer (MR/KO232331/1)
Article History
Received: 11 November 2020
Accepted: 24 March 2021
First Online: 7 April 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Ethics and Law Committee and local Research Ethics Committees: Bristol and Weston Health Authority: E1808 Children of the Nineties: Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ALSPAC). (28th November 1989), Southmead Health Authority: 49/89 Children of the Nineties - “ALSPAC”. (5th April 1990), Frenchay Health Authority: 90/8 Children of the Nineties. (28th June 1990), 15 Year Clinic: Central & South Bristol Research Ethics Committee (UBHT): 06/Q2006/53 Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), Hands on Assessments: Teen Focus 3 (Focus 15+). (7th August 2006) (Confirmed 15th September 2006) and 17 Year clinic: North Somerset & South Bristol Research Ethics Committee: 08/H0106/9 Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), Hands on Assessments: Teen Focus 4 (Focus 17+) (18th November 2008). Informed consent for the use of data collected via questionnaires and clinics was obtained from participants following the recommendations of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Ethics and Law Committee at the time.Study participants who complete questionnaires consent to the use of their data by approved researchers. Up until age 18 an overarching parental consent was used to indicate parents were happy for their child (the study participant) to take part in ALSPAC. Consent for data collection and use was implied via the written completion and return of questionnaires. Study participants have the right to withdraw their consent for specific elements of the study, or from the study as a whole, at any time.
: Informed consent for the use of data collected via questionnaires and clinics was obtained from participants following the recommendations of the ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee at the time.
: The authors declare that there are no competing interests.