Exploring veteran identity and health services use among native American veterans

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 782-786

  Harada, Nancy D ^a   Villa, Valentine M ^b   Reifel, Nancy ^c   Bayhylle, Ruth ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; IDENTITY; MEDICAL CARE; MILITARY MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER;

EID: 24944456741     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.9.782     Document Type: Article

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