About the Authors

Hana Müllerová

hana.x.muellerova@gsk.com

Affiliation Respiratory Epidemiology, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Chao Lu

Affiliation Observational Data Analytics, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Hao Li

Affiliation Observational Data Analytics, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Maggie Tabberer

Affiliation Global Health Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

This study was funded by GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development (R&D) (Protocol WEUSKOP5224). All authors are employees of GlaxoSmithKline R&D and own stocks and shares of GlaxoSmithKline Plc. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HM HL MT. Analyzed the data: HM CL HL. Wrote the paper: HM CL HL.