title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Director of Research and Dissemination, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla, New York.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York; School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.affiliation: Office of Health Outcomes Research, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York; School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Brand