About the Authors
- Richard L. Kravitz
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* E-mail: rlkravitz@ucdavis.edu
Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, United States of America
- Peter Franks
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Affiliation Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, United States of America
- Mitchell D. Feldman
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Martha Gerrity
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Cindy Byrne
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Affiliation Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- William M. Tierney
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Affiliation Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Competing Interests
Drs. Kravitz and Feldman are the current editors-in-chief of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Drs. Tierney and Gerrity are the immediate past editors-in-chief. Ms. Byrne is managing editor of the journal. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RLK PF MDF WT. Performed the experiments: MG CB WT. Analyzed the data: PF. Wrote the paper: RLK PF MDF MG WT. Made substantive contributions to the manuscript: PF. Contributed to drafts of the manuscript: MDF MG. Maintained the editorial database: CB. Reviewed the final manuscript: CB. Edited the manuscript: WT. Made substantive contributions to the final draft: WT.