Haroon, Shamil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0096-1413
Wooldridge, Darren
Hoogewerf, Jan
Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah
Williams, John
Martino, Lina
Bhala, Neeraj
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Bursary. RDS Number 1976)
Article History
Received: 20 August 2017
Accepted: 22 May 2018
First Online: 7 June 2018
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