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Association Between Metformin Initiation and Incident Dementia Among African American and White Veterans Health Administration Patients

Jeffrey F. Scherrer, John E. Morley, Joanne Salas, James S. Floyd, Susan A. Farr and Sascha Dublin
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2019, 17 (4) 352-362; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2415
Jeffrey F. Scherrer
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
2Harry S. Truman Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research Service, Columbia, Missouri
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John E. Morley
3Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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Joanne Salas
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
2Harry S. Truman Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research Service, Columbia, Missouri
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James S. Floyd
4Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
5Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
6Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Susan A. Farr
3Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
7Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research Service, John Cochran Division, St Louis, Missouri
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Sascha Dublin
4Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
8Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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vol. 17 no. 4 352-362
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2415
PubMed 
31285213

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 3, 2019
  • Revision received March 8, 2019
  • Accepted for publication March 26, 2019
  • Published online July 8, 2019.

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  1. Jeffrey F. Scherrer, PhD1,2⇑,
  2. John E. Morley, MBBCh3,
  3. Joanne Salas, MPH1,2,
  4. James S. Floyd, MD4,5,6,
  5. Susan A. Farr, PhD3,7 and
  6. Sascha Dublin, MD4,8
  1. 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
  2. 2Harry S. Truman Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research Service, Columbia, Missouri
  3. 3Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
  4. 4Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  5. 5Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  6. 6Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  7. 7Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research Service, John Cochran Division, St Louis, Missouri
  8. 8Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Jeffrey F. Scherrer, PhD, Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO 63104, jeffrey.scherrer{at}health.slu.edu

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