About the Authors
- Shanil Ebrahim
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* E-mail: shanil.ebrahim@utoronto.ca
Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Gordon H. Guyatt
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Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Stephen D. Walter
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Diane Heels-Ansdell
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Marg Bellman
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Affiliation National Disability Services, Policy & Procedure Department, Sun Life Financial, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Steven E. Hanna
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Irene Patelis-Siotis
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Affiliation Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Jason W. Busse
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Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Jason W. Busse acts as a consultant to Prisma Health Canada, a private incorporated company funded by employers and insurers that consults on and manages long-term disability claims. Marg Bellman is the assistant vice president of the National Disability Services, Policy & Procedure department at Sun Life Financial Assurance Company of Canada. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors report no conflicts of interest.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SE GHG SDW JWB. Performed the experiments: SE GHG SDW DHA SEH JWB. Analyzed the data: SE SDW DHA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MB IPS. Wrote the paper: SE. Reviewed manuscript critically: GHG SDW DHA MB SEH IPS JWB.