Peycheva, Darina http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7474-6516
Sullivan, Alice
Hardy, Rebecca
Bryson, Alex
Conti, Gabriella
Ploubidis, George
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health foundation (546608)
Article History
Received: 14 October 2021
Accepted: 22 October 2022
First Online: 8 November 2022
Declarations
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: The 2002 (Age 45) and 2008 (Age 50) NCDS follow-ups have been granted ethical approval from the South East (Ref: 01/1/44) and London (Ref: 08/H0718/29) multicentre research ethics committees (MRECs). The 1958 and 1965 follow-ups pre-date the establishment of ethics committees, the 1969, 1974, 1981 and 1991 follow-ups pre-date the establishment of the MREC system. Verbal consent has been obtained from all participants in the study [CitationRef removed].The 2012 (Age 42) and 2016 (Age 46) BCS follow-ups have been granted ethical approval from the London-Central (Ref: 11/LO/1560) and the South East Coast – Brighton and Sussex (Ref: 15/LO/14/46) MRECs. The 1970, 1975, 1980, 1986 and 1996 follow-ups pre-date the establishment of the MREC system. Verbal consent has been obtained from all participants in the study [CitationRef removed].
: Not applicable.
: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.