Low-Dose Aspirin Use Among African American Older Adults

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

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Mohsen Bazargan¹  Cheryl Wisseh¹  Edward Adinkrah⁴  Shanika Boyce⁵  Ebony O. King¹  Shervin Assari¹ 

[1] From the Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science;Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles;Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at Irvine;Department of Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science;Department of Pediatrics, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

关键词: African Americans;    Aging;    Aspirin;    Cardiovascular Diseases;    Cross-Sectional Studies;    Logistic Models;    Los Angeles;    Minority Health;    Preventive Health Services;    Primary Prevention;    Secondary Prevention;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200322

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: Existing epidemiologic information shows disparities in low-dose aspirin use by race. This study investigates the frequency, pattern, and correlates of both self- and clinician-prescribed low-dose aspirin use among underserved African Americans aged 55 years and older.

【 授权许可】

CC BY