ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The authors thank the patients who participated in this study and the
WATCH study team who conducted it. They also acknowledge the support of
the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical
Research Centre and NIHR Clinical Research Facility, which are funded by
NIHR and are a partnership between the University of Southampton and
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The authors also
acknowledge a non-promotional grant from Novartis (£35,000) and initial
assistance through a charitable grant (£3,500) for relevant patient
costs (e.g. parking) from the Asthma, Allergy & Inflammation Research
Charity. The WATCH study itself is not externally funded.