About the Authors
- Frances Bunn
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* E-mail: f.bunn@herts.ac.uk
Affiliation Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Claire Goodman
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Affiliation Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Katie Sworn
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Affiliation Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Greta Rait
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Affiliation Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom
- Carol Brayne
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Affiliation Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Louise Robinson
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Affiliation Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Elaine McNeilly
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Affiliation Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Steve Iliffe
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Affiliation Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
CB is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine, and LR received an honorarium from Pfizer for an expert lecture. The authors declare that no other competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FB CG SI GR CB LR KS. Analyzed the data: FB KS EM. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: FB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: FB CG SI GR CB LR KS EM. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: FB CG KS GR CB LR EM SI. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: FB CG KS GR CB LR EM SI. Wrote the protocol: FB CG GR CB LR SI. Undertook thematic analysis: FB KS EM. Results of the thematic analysis were critically reviewed by all authors.