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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Shenglan Li from Research Triangle Institute for her assistance in the data programming and database creation.

Disclosure

The authors have no conflicts of interest to report. This study was funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) GEMSSTAR Award (NIA R03AG048007) and the Duke Older Americans Independence Center (NIA P30 AG028716–01). This work was also supported by the Duke University Internal Medicine Chair’s Award, the Duke University Hartford Center of Excellence, and the Center of Innovation for Health Services Research in Primary Care (CIN 13-410) at the Durham VA Health Care System. This work was conducted while Dr. Pavon was supported by the T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program. Dr. Colón-Emeric is supported by K24 AG049077-01A1. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; analysis or interpretation of the data; preparation or final approval of the manuscript before publication, and decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of Duke University or the Department of Veterans Affairs.