Regional variation and other correlates of Department of Veterans Affairs disability awards for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder

Medical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-121

  Murdoch, Maureen ^a,b   Hodges, James ^c,d   Cowper, Diane ^e   Sayer, Nina ^a,f  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Geographic variations; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veterans disability claims

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTAL MAIL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VETERANS DISABILITY CLAIMS;

EID: 13544262355     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200502000-00004     Document Type: Article

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