Correction to: BMC Med (2019) 17:145
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The original article [1] contains an omitted grant acknowledgement and affiliation as relates to the contribution of co-author, Rafael Perera-Salazar. As such, the following two amendments should apply to the original article:
1) Rafael Perera-Salazar should also be affiliated to NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (as shown in the affiliations of this Correction article).
2) The following Acknowledgement statement should take precedence over that in the original article:
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Nowakowska M, Zghebi SS, Ashcroft DM, Buchan I, Chew-Graham C, Holt T, et al. The comorbidity burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus: patterns, clusters and predictions from a large English primary care cohort. BMC Med. 2019;17:145. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1373.
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Rafael Perera-Salazar is funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. This work uses data provided by patients and collected by the NHS as part of their care and support and would not have been possible without access to this data. The NIHR recognises and values the role of patient data, securely accessed and stored, both in underpinning and leading to improvements in research and care.
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Nowakowska, M., Zghebi, S.S., Ashcroft, D.M. et al. Correction to: The comorbidity burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus: patterns, clusters and predictions from a large English primary care cohort. BMC Med 18, 22 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-1492-5
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