About the Authors

Lan Gao

Current address: Deakin Health Economics, Population Health Strategic Research Centre, School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia

Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

Hao Hu

Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

Fei-Li Zhao

Current address: Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), University of Technology Sydney, Haymarket, NSW, Australia

Affiliation Access and Public Affair, Pfizer Australia, West Ryde, NSW, Australia

Shu-Chuen Li

ShuChuen.Li@newcastle.edu.au

Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

Competing Interests

All authors confirm that there is nothing to declare. Please note that one of the authors (Dr. Fei-Li Zhao) is an employee of Pfizer Australia, however, this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LG HH FLZ SCL. Performed the experiments: LG HH FLZ. Analyzed the data: LG HH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LG HH FLZ SCL. Wrote the paper: LG HH FLZ SCL.