TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychiatric disorders and COPD : response
AU - Atlantis, Evan
AU - Fahey, Paul
AU - Cochrane, Belinda
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Related letter(s): Psychiatric Disorders and COPDPsychiatric Disorders and COPD: Still Stronger Evidence for Convincing Policymakers? (Chest. 2013;144(3):1084.) This letter concerns the article(s): Bidirectional Associations Between Clinically Relevant Depression or Anxiety and COPDCOPD Prognosis with Depression or Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Chest. 2013;144(3):766-777.) To the Editor: We thank Dr Moullec and colleagues for their interest in, and supportive comments on, our study in this issue of CHEST.1 Generally speaking, we agree with the principle that careful consideration is needed when pooling results from individual studies included in a systematic review. However, the selection of studies is also determined by the research question(s), and our study may have had a wider focus than theirs.2 Our responses to their specific points are as follows.
AB - Related letter(s): Psychiatric Disorders and COPDPsychiatric Disorders and COPD: Still Stronger Evidence for Convincing Policymakers? (Chest. 2013;144(3):1084.) This letter concerns the article(s): Bidirectional Associations Between Clinically Relevant Depression or Anxiety and COPDCOPD Prognosis with Depression or Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Chest. 2013;144(3):766-777.) To the Editor: We thank Dr Moullec and colleagues for their interest in, and supportive comments on, our study in this issue of CHEST.1 Generally speaking, we agree with the principle that careful consideration is needed when pooling results from individual studies included in a systematic review. However, the selection of studies is also determined by the research question(s), and our study may have had a wider focus than theirs.2 Our responses to their specific points are as follows.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/536434
U2 - 10.1378/chest.13-1124
DO - 10.1378/chest.13-1124
M3 - Article
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 144
SP - 1084
EP - 1085
JO - Chest
JF - Chest
IS - 3
ER -
