National Variations in VA Mental Health Care for Women Veterans

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages S130-S137

  Oishi, Sabine M ^a   Rose, Danielle E ^a   Washington, Donna L ^a,b   MacGregor, Casey ^a   Bean Mayberry, Bevanne ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 80155198446     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.04.029     Document Type: Article

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