Bazargan, Mohsen
Martinez-Hollingsworth, Adrienne
Cobb, Sharon
Kibe, Lucy W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (1H0CMS331621)
National Institutes of Health (4MD008149, L32 MD015422, 4MD008149)
Article History
Received: 26 March 2021
Accepted: 21 March 2022
First Online: 6 May 2022
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Institutional Review Board (IRB). All participants signed a written informed consent prior to enrollment in the study.<b>Stat</b>e<b>ment of adherence to Declaration of Helsinki</b>This study protocol was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki; while no members of the study team are licensed physicians, all members of the study team are scientists and/or healthcare providers who adhere to World Medical Association (WMA) and Declaration of Helsinki tenets in terms of our emphasis on ethical behaviors and protection of human subjects. Prior to data collection or outreach, our team obtained approval and consent via the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the home university of the primary investigator, as is a customary and expected practice in the country of origin.
: Written consent signed by all participants indicated these data would be published.
: We have no competing or conflicts of interest to disclose.