†Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California
‡Division of General Internal Medicine San Francisco, California
§Cardiology, San Francisco VA Medical Center San Francisco, California
∥Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California
☆ Reprint requests: Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH, GIM Section (111A1), San Francisco VAMC, 4150 Clement St., San Francisco, CA 94121.
☆☆ Dr. Shlipak is funded by a Research Career Development Award from the Health Services Research and Development Service of the Veterans Affairs Administration, and by R03 HL68099-01.
