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At the time the research was conducted, ES was a Research Fellow at Macquarie University. At present, they are employed by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. AAC has no conflicts of interest to declare. BP and AAC are editorial board members of PharmacoEconomics. 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