Table 1 Number of experts who participated in the study, depending on the way of selection
Number of invited experts | Non eligible experts; erroneous email addresses | Number of eligible experts | Number of participating experts in round 1 (% of eligible experts) | In round 2 (% of round 1) | In round 3 (% of round 1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Euroflu contact points | 220 | 3; 14 | 203 | 48 (24) | 42 (88) | 39 (81) |
North-American experts | 9 | 0; 0 | 9 | 5 (56) | 5 (100) | 4 (80) |
French influenza working group | 24 | 2; 1 | 21 | 5 (24) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) |
Literature research (Medline®) | 69 | 0; 14 | 55 | 11 (20) | 11 (100) | 11 (100) |
Total | 322 | 5; 29 | 288 | 69 (24) | 61 (88) | 57 (83) |