Research on rural veterans: An analysis of the literature

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-344

  Weeks, William B ^a,b   Wallace, Amy E ^a,b   West, Alan N ^b   Heady, Hilda R ^c   Hawthorne, Kara ^d  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 52949118865     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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