https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9295-7736
About the Authors
- Yu-Chen Yeh
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: ycyeh74@hotmail.com
Affiliation Pharmerit International, Newton, MA, United States of America
- Joseph C. Cappelleri
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Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Global Biometrics and Data Management, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, United States of America
- Xiaocong L. Marston
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Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Pharmerit International, Shanghai, China
- Ahmed Shelbaya
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Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, United States of America, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States of America
Competing Interests
Yu-Chen Yeh and Xiaocong L. Marston are employees of Pharmerit International, who were paid consultants to Pfizer in connection with this study. Ahmed Shelbaya and Joseph C. Cappelleri are employees and stockholders of Pfizer Inc. The study was sponsored by Pfizer. All authors had a role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, and preparation of the manuscript. The sponsorship of Pfizer did not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.