Prospective Cohort Study of Lung Cancer: Study Design

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Prospective Cohort Study of Lung Cancer Study
Design

• Compare lung cancer mortality between INH-treated
  and non-INH treated diabetic patients over the
  course of 12 years
• Use THIN electronic medical record database in
  the UK (?57,000 diabetic patients)
• Develop a smoking questionnaire to collect
  smoking history data
• Collect demographics, drug exposure, diagnoses,
  and vital status data through routine THIN data
  collection

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