TY - JOUR T1 - The British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults: your opinion is noted JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 388 LP - 389 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204754 VL - 69 IS - 4 AU - Charlotte E Bolton AU - John D Blakey AU - Mike D Morgan AU - on behalf of the BTS Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guideline Development Group for the Standards of Care Committee for the BTS Y1 - 2014/04/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/69/4/388.abstract N2 - We thank Professors McConnell and Gosselink for their interest in the British Thoracic Society (BTS) pulmonary rehabilitation guideline.1 ,2 We welcome the opportunity to highlight the robust, unbiased approach that the guideline development group (GDG) has followed in making their recommendations which have been accredited by National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. This process, according to the BTS production manual, is described in the guideline methodology.2 It included initial training, each article being considered by at least two GDG members, independent peer review at multiple stages and consultation periods for … ER -