Okhomina, Victoria I.
Glover, LáShauntá
Taylor, Herman
Sims, Mario
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HHSN268201300046CHHSN268201300047C, HHSN268201300048C, HHSN268201300049C, HHSN268201300050C, 1R01HL116446)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (U54MD008176, P60MD002249, U54MD008176)
American Heart Association (15SFDRN26140001, P50HL120163, 15SFDRN26140001)
Article History
Received: 26 September 2017
Revised: 21 December 2017
Accepted: 26 December 2017
First Online: 8 January 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: All participants provided informed consent and the study was approved by the institutional review boards of the participating institutions: the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State University, and Tougaloo College.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.