We thank these individuals

• Andrew Lloyd, Ian Hickie and Cristina Ricci for their comprehensive review of the published literature and preparation of preliminary drafts
• Helen Lapsley (former chair of the Quality of Care and Health Outcomes Standing Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council) for advice on guideline development and assessment of levels of evidence
• Craig Ellis and Joan Rothery for compiling and summarising the submissions from individual patients and health consumer organisations
• Martin van der Weyden (Editor, Medical Journal of Australia) for advice on the format and presentation of the guidelines
• Craig Bingham for editing, preparation of the figures, and HTML formatting
• Peter Schlesinger (Department of Health and Family Services) for administration of the Commonwealth Grant
• Victoria Toulkidis for managing the project.