Robert W Pegram,* Lisa Valenti†
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Thanks to all the GP participants and to Helena Britt for critically appraising the text. Funding was provided by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing, AstraZeneca (Australia) Pty Ltd, Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd, Merck Sharp and Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd and Roche Products Pty Ltd.