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Patient flow: selection of cases and matched controls from a source population of patients contributing data to CPRD with a diagnosis of COPD.
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPRD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink; GP, general practitioner; VTE, venous thromboembolism.
