Accepted for Publication: July 1, 2020.
Published: July 28, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16938
Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2020 Adhikari S et al. JAMA Network Open.
Corresponding Author: Samrachana Adhikari, PhD, Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 180 Madison Ave, 4th Floor, Ste 454, New York, NY 10016 (samrachana.adhikari@nyulangone.org).
Author Contributions: Dr Adhikari and Mr Pantaleo had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Dr Adhikari and Mr Pantaleo contributed equally.
Concept and design: Adhikari, Pantaleo, Feldman, Ogedegbe, Thorpe.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Adhikari, Pantaleo, Troxel.
Drafting of the manuscript: Adhikari, Pantaleo, Ogedegbe.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Adhikari, Pantaleo, Feldman, Thorpe, Troxel.
Statistical analysis: Adhikari, Pantaleo, Troxel.
Obtained funding: Adhikari.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Feldman, Thorpe.
Supervision: Adhikari.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Funding/Support: This work was supported by funding from Johnson & Johnson and by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under award number U54MD000538 to Dr Adhikari.
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Disclaimer: Dr Ogedegbe is an associate editor of JAMA Network Open, but he was not involved in any of the decisions regarding review of the manuscript or its acceptance. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Johnson & Johnson or the National Institutes of Health.
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