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Low-Dose Aspirin Use Among African American Older Adults

Mohsen Bazargan, Cheryl Wisseh, Edward Adinkrah, Shanika Boyce, Ebony O. King and Shervin Assari
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2021, 34 (1) 132-143; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200322
Mohsen Bazargan
From the Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (MB, CW, SA); Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles (MB); Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Los Angeles, CA (CW); Department of Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (EA); Department of Pediatrics, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (SB); Department of Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA (EOK).
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Cheryl Wisseh
From the Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (MB, CW, SA); Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles (MB); Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Los Angeles, CA (CW); Department of Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (EA); Department of Pediatrics, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (SB); Department of Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA (EOK).
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Edward Adinkrah
From the Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (MB, CW, SA); Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles (MB); Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Los Angeles, CA (CW); Department of Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (EA); Department of Pediatrics, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (SB); Department of Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA (EOK).
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Shanika Boyce
From the Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (MB, CW, SA); Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles (MB); Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Los Angeles, CA (CW); Department of Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (EA); Department of Pediatrics, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (SB); Department of Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA (EOK).
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Ebony O. King
From the Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (MB, CW, SA); Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles (MB); Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Los Angeles, CA (CW); Department of Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (EA); Department of Pediatrics, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (SB); Department of Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA (EOK).
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Shervin Assari
From the Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (MB, CW, SA); Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles (MB); Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Los Angeles, CA (CW); Department of Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (EA); Department of Pediatrics, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (SB); Department of Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA (EOK).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2021, 34 (1) 132-143; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200322
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