About the Authors

Angèle Gayet-Ageron

angele.gayet-ageron@hcuge.ch

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Health and Medicine, University of Geneva, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Thomas Agoritsas

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Health and Medicine, University of Geneva, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Laura Schiesari

Affiliations Quality of Care Service, University of Geneva, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Quality of Care Unit, Hospital Sirio-Libanès, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Véronique Kolly

Affiliation Office of Mediation, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Thomas V. Perneger

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Health and Medicine, University of Geneva, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TA LS TP. Performed the experiments: VK LS. Analyzed the data: AGA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AGA. Wrote the paper: AGA TP TA LS VK.