Meyer, Thorsten PhD*; Cooper, James MD, BA†; Raspe, Heiner MD, PhD*
From the *Institute of Social Medicine, Medical University Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany; and †George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Acknowledgment date: September 8, 2006. First revision date: January 16, 2007. Acceptance date: July 10, 2007.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
No funds were received in support of this work. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Thorsten Meyer, PhD, Institute of Social Medicine, Medical University Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Beckergrube 43-47, D-23552 Luebeck, Germany; E-mail: [email protected]