We performed three linkage steps. First, individuals with names, date of birth, and/or NHS number (134,129) were linked to the NHS spine (Personal Demographics Service (PDS) – the national master database of all NHS patients in England) to cross-check identifiable information and to identif...
Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of...