Funding for this research was provided by:
National Cancer Institute (R01CA190238)
Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (24RT-0019)
Article History
Received: 1 March 2018
Accepted: 21 May 2018
First Online: 31 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All study procedures were approved by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation’s Institutional Review Board, and all participants were briefed on ethical procedures and provided signed documentation of informed consent prior to participating.
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