About the Authors

Erica B. Oberg

eoberg@bastyr.edu

Affiliation School of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington, United States of America

Ryan Bradley

Affiliation School of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington, United States of America

Clarissa Hsu

Affiliation Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Karen J. Sherman

Affiliation Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Sheryl Catz

Affiliation Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Carlo Calabrese

Affiliation Naturopathic Physicians Research Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Daniel C. Cherkin

Affiliation Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EO RB DC CH KS CC SC. Performed the experiments: EO DC CH. Analyzed the data: EO DC CH KS RB. Wrote the paper: EO RB DC. Reviewed and edited the manuscript: EO RB CH KS SC CC DC.