Bazargan, Mohsen
Smith, James
Yazdanshenas, Hamed
Movassaghi, Masoud
Martins, David
Orum, Gail
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (1/0CMS030458, 1/0CMS331364)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R25MD007610, U54MD008149, U54MD007598)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2016
Accepted: 17 July 2017
First Online: 25 July 2017
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Institutional Review Board. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
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