We used the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum15 (link) January 2022 dataset, with individual level linked data from Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC), Office for National Statistics (ONS) deaths, Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS) SARS-CoV-2, and COVID-19 Hospitalisations in England Surveillance System (CHESS).16
The CPRD Independent Scientific Advisory Committee (application 20_000135) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Ethics Committee (application 22717) approved the study. CPRD provided relevant HES, ONS, SGSS and CHESS data for the study population. All code lists are published on LSHTM Data Compass.17
The CPRD Independent Scientific Advisory Committee (application 20_000135) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Ethics Committee (application 22717) approved the study. CPRD provided relevant HES, ONS, SGSS and CHESS data for the study population. All code lists are published on LSHTM Data Compass.17
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