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Affiliations

¹ Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Health Data Research UK London, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
² Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
³ Medical Statistics Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

Comment

Michail Katsoulis et al. Epidemiology. 2022.

. 2022 Jan 1;33(1):e4-e5.

doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001429.

¹ Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Health Data Research UK London, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
² Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
³ Medical Statistics Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

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Weight Change and the Onset of Cardiovascular Diseases: Emulating Trials Using Electronic Health Records.
Katsoulis M, Stavola BD, Diaz-Ordaz K, Gomes M, Lai A, Lagiou P, Wannamethee G, Tsilidis K, Lumbers RT, Denaxas S, Banerjee A, Parisinos CA, Batterham R, Patel R, Langenberg C, Hemingway H. Katsoulis M, et al. Epidemiology. 2021 Sep 1;32(5):744-755. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001393. Epidemiology. 2021. PMID: 34348396 Free PMC article.
Re. Weight Change and the Onset of Cardiovascular Diseases: Emulating Trials Using Electronic Health Records.
MacDonald CJ, Frenoy P. MacDonald CJ, et al. Epidemiology. 2022 Jan 1;33(1):e3-e4. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001437. Epidemiology. 2022. PMID: 34799479 No abstract available.

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