New Women Veterans in the VHA: A Longitudinal Profile

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages S103-S111

  Friedman, Sarah A ^a   Phibbs, Ciaran S ^a,b   Schmitt, Susan K ^a   Hayes, Patricia M ^c   Herrera, Laura ^c   Frayne, Susan M ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOME FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80155194160     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.04.025     Document Type: Article

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