In reply: We thank the Mendelsohn and Wodak1 for their interest and assessment of our study.2 We would like to respond with clarifying information.
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The study on which this letter is based was funded by the Lung Foundation Australia, the Minderoo Foundation, Cancer Council Western Australia, and the Scottish Masonic Charitable Foundation. The authors received no salaries, fees or honoraria from the funders. The funders were not involved in any aspect of the submitted letter.
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