About the Authors

Aziz Sheikh

Aziz.sheikh@ed.ac.uk

Affiliation Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: AS is a Member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine and a member of the Scottish Science Advisory Council. He is also Director of the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE), which is supported by the National Institute of Health Research using Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding. The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care.