About the Authors
- Ruth Brauer
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* E-mail: Ruth.brauer@lshtm.ac.uk
Affiliation Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Krishnan Bhaskaran
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Affiliation Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Nishi Chaturvedi
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Affiliation Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- David T. Dexter
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Affiliation Centre for Neuroinflammation & Neurodegeneration, Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
- Liam Smeeth
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Affiliation Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Ian Douglas
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Affiliation Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: LS has received research funding from GSK and ID has consulted for, and holds stock in, GSK.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RB KB NC DTD LS ID. Analyzed the data: RB ID KB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RB KB NC DTD LS ID. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: RB. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: RB KB NC DTD LS ID. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.