Determinants of VA utilization: The 1983 survey of aging veterans

Medical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1987, Pages 830-846

  Kosloski, Karl ^a   Austin, Carol ^b   Borgatta, Edgar ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Care of elderly veterans; Prediction of future VA utilization; Quality of VA care; Utilization of VA services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0023414425     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198709000-00002     Document Type: Article

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