Stockbridge, Erica L. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-6722
Miller, Thaddeus L.
Carlson, Erin K.
Ho, Christine
Article History
Received: 14 January 2018
Accepted: 21 May 2018
First Online: 29 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The institutional review board of the University of North Texas Health Science Center approved this project as exempt category research. The data analyzed in the study consisted of medical and pharmacy claims data collected for non-research purposes. The data were de-identified and fully compliant with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This research did not involve the collection, use, or transmittal of individually identifiable data.
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