About the Authors
- Mohammed A. Mohammed
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* E-mail: M.A.Mohammed@Bham.ac.uk
Affiliation Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Gavin Rudge
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Affiliation Public Health, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Gordon Wood
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Affiliation George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Gary Smith
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Affiliation Centre of Postgraduate Medical Research & Education, The School of Health & Social Care, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
- Vishal Nangalia
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Affiliation Centre for Anaesthesia, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
- David Prytherch
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Affiliation Centre for Healthcare Modelling and Informatics, School of Computing, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Roger Holder
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Affiliation Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Jim Briggs
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Affiliation Centre for Healthcare Modelling and Informatics, School of Computing, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived the idea: MAM RH VN JB. Undertook the primary analyses and drafted the manuscript: MAM GS. Helped obtain the data and linked the various databases: GR DP. Provided a clinical perspective: GW GS. Gave statistical guidance: RH. Contributed to the final manuscript: MAM GR GW GS VN DP RH JB. Study guarantor: MAM.