Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (R18-DK-083934-01)
Article History
Received: 10 March 2018
Accepted: 7 January 2019
First Online: 14 January 2019
Authors’ information
: Mei-Wei Chang, PhD, RN, is an Associate Professor; Susan Nitzke, PhD, was an emeritus Professor; and Roger Brown, PhD, is a Professor.
: Participation was voluntary. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants if they met the study criteria and understood the study requirements. This study was approved and monitored by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Michigan State University Institutional Review Boards.
: Not applicable.
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