About the Authors
- Karel G. M. Moons
-
* E-mail: k.g.m.moons@umcutrecht.nl
¶Moons and de Groot contributed equally to this work and are joint first authors.
Affiliation Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Joris A. H. de Groot
-
¶Moons and de Groot contributed equally to this work and are joint first authors.
Affiliation Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Walter Bouwmeester
-
Affiliation Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Yvonne Vergouwe
-
Affiliation Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Susan Mallett
-
Affiliation Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, New Radcliffe House, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Douglas G. Altman
-
Affiliation Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Johannes B. Reitsma
-
Affiliation Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Gary S. Collins
-
Affiliation Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: KGMM JAHdG GSC. Wrote the paper: KGMM JAHdG WB YV SM DGA JBR GSC. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: KGMM JAHdG WB YV SM DGA JBR GSC. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: KGMM JAHdG WB YV SM DGA JBR GSC.