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Variation in laboratory testing for patients with long-term conditions: a longitudinal cohort study in UK primary care

Timothy Jones, Rita Patel, Martha M C Elwenspoek, Jessica C Watson, Ed Mann, Katharine Alsop and Penny F Whiting
BJGP Open 2023; 7 (1): BJGPO.2022.0139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0139
Timothy Jones
1 The National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
2 Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
3 Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Rita Patel
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2 Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
3 Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Martha M C Elwenspoek
1 The National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
2 Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Jessica C Watson
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4 Tyntesfield Medical Group, Bristol, UK
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vol. 7 no. 1 BJGPO.2022.0139
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0139
PubMed 
36693759

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Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received November 4, 2022
  • Revision received November 4, 2022
  • Accepted December 5, 2022
  • Published online March 21, 2023.

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  1. Timothy Jones1,2,3,*,
  2. Rita Patel1,2,3,
  3. Martha M C Elwenspoek1,2,
  4. Jessica C Watson1,2,
  5. Ed Mann4,
  6. Katharine Alsop5,6 and
  7. Penny F Whiting1,2
  1. 1 The National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
  2. 2 Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  4. 4 Tyntesfield Medical Group, Bristol, UK
  5. 5 Nightingale Valley Practice, Bristol, UK
  6. 6 Brisdoc Healthcare Services, Bristol, UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Timothy Jones, Timothy.Jones{at}bristol.ac.uk
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