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Shown is the proportion of incident cases for three common diseases (myocardial infarction, diabetes, and COPD) ascertained since recruitment of these participants into UK Biobank. Disease cases were identified through hospital inpatient admissions, primary care (i.e., data from general practitioners) data, and death data available in electronic health care records.
