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Grant Support: This study was supported in part by grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( 200-2009-M-32507 , FP00055021·02 ), the Rochester Epidemiology Project ( R01-AG034676 ; Principle Investigators: Walter A. Rocca, MD, MPH, and Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MSc), and the Center for Translational Science Activities at Mayo Clinic (this center is funded in part by a grant [ RR024150 ] from the National Center for Research Resources , a component of the National Institutes of Health).
Author Contributions: Ann Vincent, MD—Design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. Dana J. Brimmer, PhD, MPH—Design and conduct of the study; analysis and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. Mary O. Whipple, BA—Design and conduct of the study; collection, management, and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. James F. Jones, MD—Design and conduct of the study; interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. Roumiana Boneva, MD, PhD—Design and conduct of the study; interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. Brian D. Lahr, MS—Statistical analysis; interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. Elizabeth Maloney, DrPh, MS—Design and conduct of the study; interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. Jennifer L. St. Sauver, PhD—Design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. William C. Reeves, MD, MS—Design and conduct of the study; interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.
Dr Maloney is now with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology II, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD. Dr Reeves is now with the Division of Behavioral Surveillance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Data Previously Presented: These data were presented in part at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Honolulu, HI, May 14-19, 2011.

