About the Authors

Laura Cacciani

l.cacciani@deplazio.it

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy

Anna Maria Bargagli

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy

Giulia Cesaroni

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy

Francesco Forastiere

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy

Nera Agabiti

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy

Marina Davoli

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LC AMB NA MD FF GC. Analyzed the data: LC AMB GC FF NA MD. Wrote the paper: LC AMB. Reviewed the literature: AMB LC. Enrolled the cohort and performed record-linkages: GC LC. Suggested key methodological insights: FF GC MD. Critically revised the paper and approved the final version of the manuscript: LC AMB GC FF NA MD.