About the Authors
- Helen Close
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Affiliation School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
- James M. Mason
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Affiliation School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
- Douglas W. Wilson
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Affiliation School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
- A. Pali S. Hungin
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Affiliation School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
- Roger Jones
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Affiliation Department of General Practice and Primary Care, King’s College, London, United Kingdom
- Greg Rubin
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* E-mail: g.p.rubin@durham.ac.uk
Affiliation School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
APSH was a member of the Independent Advisory Committee of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD) for the duration of the study.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GR JMM APSH RJ. Performed the experiments: HC JMM. Analyzed the data: HC JMM DW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DW. Wrote the paper: GR HC JMM DW APSH RJ.