Author's response to reviews Title: Effects of self-rated health on sick leave, disability pension, hospital admissions and mortality A population-based longitudinal study of nearly 15,000 observations among Swedish women and men followed 1973-2003 Authors:

Christina Halford (christina.halford@pubcare.uu.se) Thorne Wallman (thorne.wallman@pubcare.uu.se) Lennart Welin (lennart.x.welin@vgregion.se) Annika Rosengren (annika.rodengren@hjl.gu.se) Annika Bardel (annika.bardel@pubcare.uu.se) Saga Johansson (saga.johansson@astrazeneca.com) Henry Eriksson (henryeriksson@swipnet.se) Ed Palmer (ed.palmer@forsakringskassan.se) Lars Wilhelmsen (lars.wilhelmsen@hjl.gu.se) Kurt Svardsudd (kurt.svardsudd@pubcare.uu.se)