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Original Research

Risk Predictors and Symptom Features of Long COVID Within a Broad Primary Care Patient Population Including Both Tested and Untested Patients

Rupert Jones1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore;3 Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5463-2981View further author information
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Andrew Davis1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Brooklyn Stanley1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Steven Julious4 University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UKView further author information
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Dermot Ryan5 Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-7376View further author information
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David J Jackson6 Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Trust, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King’s College London, London, UKView further author information
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David M G Halpin7 University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2009-4406View further author information
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Katherine Hickman8 Bradford and Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group, Leeds, UKView further author information
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Hilary Pinnock9 Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5976-8386View further author information
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Jennifer K Quint10 National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0149-4869View further author information
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Kamlesh Khunti11 Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-7099View further author information
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Liam G Heaney12 Wellcome-Wolfson Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern IrelandView further author information
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Phillip Oliver4 University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9665-0635View further author information
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Salman Siddiqui13 Institute for Lung Health, Leicester National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKView further author information
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Ian Pavord14 Respiratory Medicine Unit and Oxford Respiratory NIHR BRC, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4288-5973View further author information
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David H M Jones15 Box Surgery, Wiltshire, UKView further author information
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Michael Hyland3 Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK;16 Plymouth Marjon University, Plymouth, UKView further author information
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Lewis Ritchie17 Centre of Academic Primary Care, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UKView further author information
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Pam Young18 Wellbeing Software, Mansfield, UKView further author information
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Tony Megaw18 Wellbeing Software, Mansfield, UKView further author information
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Steve Davis19 Interface Clinical Services, Leeds, UKView further author information
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Samantha Walker20 Asthma UK & British Lung Foundation, London, UKView further author information
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Stephen Holgate21 Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKView further author information
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Sue Beecroft22 OPEN Health, Buckinghamshire, UKView further author information
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Anu Kemppinen1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Francis Appiagyei1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Emma-Jane Roberts1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Megan Preston1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9601-4690View further author information
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Antony Hardjojo1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-7996View further author information
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Victoria Carter1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Marije van Melle1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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David Price1 Optimum Patient Care, Cambridge, UK;2 Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore;17 Centre of Academic Primary Care, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 93-104 | Published online: 11 Aug 2021

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