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McCarthy, Xuesong Wang, and Tomi Odugbemi contributed to the analysis plan, interpreted the results, critically reviewed and edited the manuscript, approved the final version and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work. Rachel D. Savage is the guarantor.","order":5,"name":"Ethics","label":"Author Contribution","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}},{"value":"The dataset from this study is held securely in coded form at ICES. While legal sharing agreements between ICES and data providers (e.g., healthcare organizations and government) prohibit ICES from making the dataset publicly available, access may be granted to those who meet the pre-specified criteria for confidential access, available at\n                      \n                      (email: das@ices.on.ca). The full dataset creation plan and underlying analytic code are available from the authors upon request, understanding that the computer programs may rely upon coding templates or macros that are unique to ICES and are therefore either inaccessible or may require modification.","order":6,"name":"Ethics","label":"Data availability","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}},{"value":"Not applicable.","order":7,"name":"Ethics","label":"Code availability","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}}]}}